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And is it nothing that the Senator should offer to the traitor thus addressed what of all things he most coveted, to be turned against the Constitution which the Senator has sworn to support?
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In this statement, Sumner critiques the act of offering support to a traitor, emphasizing the betrayal of constitutional duties.
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