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Now the proposition, as amended, I assert, is absolutely consistent with the Constitution of the United States, and, I believe, in conformity with the public sentiment of Massachusetts.
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Sumner asserts that his amended proposition aligns with the U.S. Constitution and Massachusetts public sentiment.
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