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And, believe me, that glad day can never come, until the mad assumptions for Slavery are all rejected, and the Government is once more brought back to the spirit of the founders.
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Here, Sumner expresses hope for a future where the government aligns with the founding principles by rejecting pro-slavery assumptions.
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