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That repeal I shall be glad, at any time, now and hereafter, as in times past, to sustain by vote and argument; and I trust never to fail in any just regard for the sentiments or interests of Massachusetts.
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Sumner expresses his commitment to support the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act and his respect for Massachusetts.
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