So paramount was this purpose, that, according to the letter of Washington, it was kept steadily in view in all the deliberations of the Convention, which did not hesitate to declare the consolidation of our Union essential to prosperity, felicity, safety, and perhaps national existence.
Sumner highlights the Convention's commitment to national consolidation as vital for the country's future.
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