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But the people of Florida respectfully insist that their right to be admitted into the Federal Union as a State is not dependent upon the fact of their having a population equal to such ratio.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “But the people of Florida respectfully insist that their right to be admitted into the Federal Union as a State is not…”
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Sumner supports Florida's claim for statehood, arguing that it should not depend solely on meeting a specific population ratio.
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