The question before us is simply, whether you, here and now, consent to this change in our form of government, and accept the position which it assigns to you,--and whether you agree to transmit to your children this precious inheritance?
Sumner emphasizes the importance of civic responsibility and the legacy we leave for future generations.
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Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
Out of this pernicious prejudice have proceeded that persecution and neglect which are the too frequent lot of the world's pioneers.
At Baltimore the delegation of the most important State in the Union, known to be in favor of the Wilmot Proviso, was refused admission to the Convention.
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