Charles Sumner: “Alas, that, after all the terrible sacrifices of these latter days, we…”

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Alas, that, after all the terrible sacrifices of these latter days, we should be called to this new experience!

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Massachusetts

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Sumner laments the ongoing struggles faced by the nation despite the sacrifices made during the Civil War.

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Charles Sumner: “Alas, that, after all the terrible sacrifices of these latter days, we should be called to this new experience!”