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The petitioners know well that Congress is the depository of those supreme powers by which rebellion, alike in its root and distant offshoots, may be surely crushed, while unity and peace are permanently assured.
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He asserts that Congress holds the power to effectively address and resolve issues of rebellion and ensure peace.
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