Besides contributing immensely to that victory which now gladdens our hearts, you have shown that here at the North are men ready, if the exigency requires, to leap forward in defence of Northern rights, which are only Constitutional rights.
Sumner praises the contributions of the Wide-Awakes to the victory, highlighting their readiness to defend rights.
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