Charles Sumner: “I know this people well; I was born and reared with them; they are far…”

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I know this people well; I was born and reared with them; they are far more hostile to the Government to-day than they were in 1860.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner reflects on the changing attitudes of the people he knows well, noting increased hostility towards the government.

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Charles Sumner: “I know this people well; I was born and reared with them; they are far more hostile to the Government to-day than they…”