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I think, therefore, as this may become a precedent in future in regard to other matters, that it should be settled with some degree of deliberation.
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of careful deliberation in legislative decisions to avoid setting poor precedents.
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Above all, welcome to the united regenerated Democracy of the North, which spurns the mockery of a Republic, with professions of Freedom on the lips, while the chains of Slavery clank in the Capitol!
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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