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If anything in our history is settled by original authority, supported by tradition and time, it is the binding character of the Ordinance for the Government of the Northwest Territory.
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Sumner emphasizes the established authority and tradition supporting the Ordinance's binding nature on governance in the Northwest Territory.
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