Surely, fellow-citizens, without hesitation or postponement, you will insist that this Oligarchy shall be overthrown; and here is the foremost among the special duties of the North, now required for the honor of the Republic, for our own defence, and in obedience to God.
Sumner calls on citizens to take immediate action against the oligarchy, framing it as a duty for the honor of the Republic.
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