Of all measures ever introduced into Congress, nothing so completely meets the case of the present exigency of our country’s history, and nothing but this can make the confederacy of the whole land stand in safety a single year.
Sumner emphasizes the critical nature of a specific measure in ensuring the safety and stability of the nation during a tumultuous time.
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Consent of the governed necessary in forming new governments of, XII. 298.
Slavery and the: speech in New York, XI. 433.
Sovereignty of, belongs to the people, XVI. 28.
Disunion no remedy for grievances of, VII. 33.
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