Charles Sumner: “Why new penalties for treason, which, from the nature of the case…”

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Why new penalties for treason, which, from the nature of the case, cannot be enforced in this hour of need?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner critiques the need for new treason penalties during a time of war.

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Charles Sumner: “Why new penalties for treason, which, from the nature of the case, cannot be enforced in this hour of need?”