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The present organization in Arkansas, seeking representation on this floor, is without that legality of origin required by the American system of government.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The present organization in Arkansas, seeking representation on this floor, is without that legality of origin required…”
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Sumner argues that the current government in Arkansas lacks legitimacy under American principles.
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