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In his ardor for that vampire monopoly, which, brooding over New Jersey, sucks the life-blood of the whole country, the Senator from Maryland sets up most dangerous pretensions in the name of State Rights.
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Sumner critiques a senator's support for a monopoly, warning that it poses a threat to state rights and the broader public interest.
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