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Under the pretence of restoring Rebels to rights, it seeks to restore them to power; and this is the very question on which you are to vote.
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Sumner critiques the pretense of restoring rights to Rebels, suggesting it is a guise for restoring their power.
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It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
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