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Sumner said: “There are two ways of killing a measure: one is by voting it down; the other is by postponing it until you lose an opportunity of voting on it; and the latter is the policy of certain Senators now.
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Sumner highlights the tactics used in legislative processes to undermine bills.
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It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
Above all, welcome to the united regenerated Democracy of the North, which spurns the mockery of a Republic, with professions of Freedom on the lips, while the chains of Slavery clank in the Capitol!
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Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
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