Charles Sumner: “I call them “Rebel,” for such they are in spirit still, and such is…”

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I call them “Rebel,” for such they are in spirit still, and such is their designation in your recent statute.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts the designation of certain states as 'Rebel' based on their spirit and recent statutes.

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Charles Sumner: “I call them “Rebel,” for such they are in spirit still, and such is their designation in your recent statute.”