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All that the Senator would do I would do, but in a way to avoid those embarrassments and difficulties necessarily incident to privateering, and so as to be in harmony with the civilization of our age.
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Sumner states that he agrees with the senator's goals but advocates for a more civilized approach to avoid complications.
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