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Last in order of alphabet is the Douglas party, whose single cry is “Popular Sovereignty”; last also in character,--for who can respect what we know to be a deceit?
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Sumner criticizes the Douglas party's call for 'Popular Sovereignty' as deceitful and lacking respect.
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