On the record
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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