In common times and under ordinary circumstances there would be no occasion for such a declaration, but at this moment there seems peculiar occasion; you must give notice; and the failure of our bill to meet the present exigency throws this responsibility upon us.
Sumner discusses the need for a declaration due to the current circumstances surrounding the bill.
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