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The Senate would be controlled by those same Northern States that had nearly succeeded in surrendering the great waterway and the West and South would surely be deprived of that invaluable commercial outlet.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “The Senate would be controlled by those same Northern States that had nearly succeeded in surrendering the great…”
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He warns that the Senate's control by Northern States could jeopardize the interests of the West and South, emphasizing regional tensions.
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