Whitelaw Reid: “On every hand rise cries that in any event they cannot and must not be…”

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On every hand rise cries that in any event they cannot and must not be dependencies.

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Reid expresses the sentiment that territories should not be treated as mere dependencies.

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Whitelaw Reid: “On every hand rise cries that in any event they cannot and must not be dependencies.”