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Such a measure, so obnoxious to every argument of reason, justice, and feeling, so perilous to the national peace, and so injurious to the good name of the Republic, must be encountered as a public enemy.
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Sumner argues that a particular measure poses a serious threat to national peace and the Republic's reputation.
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