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I am sure that upon the floor of the Senate you will not forget to assert the rights of your State, and maintain with firmness and dignity the great principles upon which a free government should be based." Mr.
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Sumner encourages a colleague to uphold the rights of their state and the principles of free government in the Senate.
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