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The people of Iowa will deal with it in their own way, when they see fit; and, as a loyal people, they have the right to do so; and so, I apprehend, have the people of Nebraska.
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Sumner emphasizes the right of Iowa and Nebraska to handle their own issues as loyal states.
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