Resolved, That the Legislature of Massachusetts, in the name of her free and enlightened people, demands for her representatives in the National Legislature entire Freedom of Speech, and will uphold them in the proper exercise of that essential right of American citizens.
Sumner emphasizes the importance of free speech and the right of representatives to express themselves without fear.
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