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Why, Sir, the Rebels, against whom you would cruise, are absolutely without commerce.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Why, Sir, the Rebels, against whom you would cruise, are absolutely without commerce.”
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Sumner points out that the Rebels lack commerce, questioning the bill's purpose.
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