The Senator must bear in mind that what we do now with reference to Virginia we do permanently and irrepealably, and that we affect the interests of that great State, and I submit also the safety of a large portion of its population.
Sumner warns that the Senate's decisions regarding Virginia will have lasting consequences for the state and its people.
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