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Strange, but happy, Providence, that a voice from that savage wilderness, now fertile in men, was inspired to uphold the pledges and promises of the Declaration!
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Sumner expresses gratitude for the unexpected rise of a voice from a once savage wilderness to uphold the Declaration's promises.
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