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If in twenty years more America should have six millions of inhabitants, as there is a boundless territory to fill up, she must have five hundred representatives.
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Sumner speculates on the future population of America and its representation in government.
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This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
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