Charles Sumner: “It will be a vote for chronic war among fellow-citizens, ever…”

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It will be a vote for chronic war among fellow-citizens, ever beginning and never ending, until the fate of Mexico will be ours.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner predicts that a vote for McClellan would result in ongoing civil conflict among citizens.

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Charles Sumner: “It will be a vote for chronic war among fellow-citizens, ever beginning and never ending, until the fate of Mexico will…”