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Perhaps in the history of the Senate no man ever left so brilliant a reputation from so short a service.
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Blaine reflects on the exceptional reputation of a senator despite a brief tenure in office.
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Observing men in the loyal States regarded such a policy not only as weak and maudlin, but as utterly insufficient and assuredly dangerous to the future safety of the Government.
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