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That it occurs here must be referred to remains of Rebellion not yet subdued, but which you are now called upon, in the exercise of powers under the National Constitution, to overcome and obliterate.
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Sumner attributes the ongoing issues in the South to the remnants of the Rebellion that have not been fully addressed.
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