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Besides the triumph of the nation, I see in this event two other things of surpassing value in the history of Liberty.
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Sumner identifies two significant outcomes of a national event, emphasizing its historical importance for liberty.
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Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
Out of this pernicious prejudice have proceeded that persecution and neglect which are the too frequent lot of the world's pioneers.
At Baltimore the delegation of the most important State in the Union, known to be in favor of the Wilmot Proviso, was refused admission to the Convention.
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