Statistics for occurrence #1 of “General Butler” in chapter 2, page 39 of Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4:
...rn fugitive slaves.
The Secretary of the Interior at a public meeting denied the right of the government to interfere with slavery in South Carolina.
The Secretary of War abstained from approving General Butler 's doctrine that the slaves of rebels should be treated as contraband of war, and cautioned him against interfering with the slaves of peaceable citizens, or preventing the voluntary return of fugitiv...
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