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The country expects it; the country will rejoice and be grateful, if you will signalize this first day of your coming together by this beautiful and generous act.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The country expects it; the country will rejoice and be grateful, if you will signalize this first day of your coming…”
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of passing a significant bill on the first day of the Senate session, appealing to the nation's expectations.
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