The States remained as living parts of the body, important to the national strength, and essential to those currents which maintain national life, but plainly subordinate to the United States, which then and there stood forth a nation, one and indivisible.
Sumner describes the role of States as vital yet subordinate components of the national government.
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Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
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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