But the invitation survives, not only in the archives of our history, but in all American hearts, constant and continuing as when first issued, believing, as we do, that such a union, in the fulness of time, with the good-will of the mother country and the accord of both parties, must be the harbinger of infinite good.
Sumner expresses a hopeful sentiment about the enduring invitation for unity between the United States and Canada.
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Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
They belong to a system so essentially irrational, that all the admitted virtues of many of its agents cannot save it from judgment.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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