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Of all these measures which concern equal rights, the only one which I have been able to bring before the Senate is that under consideration; and I am now pressed to withdraw it so as to avoid a vote.
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Sumner expresses frustration over being pressured to withdraw a bill concerning equal rights to avoid a vote.
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