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All New England, with New York, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa, constitute an irresistible phalanx for Freedom, while our seeming reverse in the Presidential election is only another Bunker Hill.
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Sumner expresses confidence in the strength of Northern states in the fight for freedom despite electoral setbacks.
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