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It is on the ground of this obligation that the bill now before the Senate is most strongly commended.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It is on the ground of this obligation that the bill now before the Senate is most strongly commended.”
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Sumner advocates for a bill based on the obligation of landholders to contribute to public works.
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