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These, while declaring the duty of opposing Slavery and its influence, wherever they exist under the National Government, always recognize that other duty of loyalty to the Union and the Constitution.
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Sumner articulates the dual responsibilities of opposing slavery while remaining loyal to the Union and the Constitution.
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