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You concede to a mutinous State the power to arrest, it may be, the organization of Congress, or, it may be, amendments to the Constitution important to the general welfare.
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Sumner argues that conceding power to a mutinous state could disrupt Congress and important constitutional amendments.
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The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
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