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In flagrant derogation of the very Popular Sovereignty whose name helped to impose this bill upon the country, the atrocious object is distinctly avowed.
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Here, Sumner criticizes the hypocrisy of the Popular Sovereignty principle, which he believes is being violated by the bill's true intentions.
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