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Surely the people of Massachusetts will not be diverted from the true issue, involving Freedom for broad territories and Freedom for themselves, by holding up a tax-bill or by holding up the Pope.
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Sumner urges the people of Massachusetts to focus on the critical issue of freedom rather than distractions.
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