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Well, then, gentlemen, what is it that a company thus divided in opinion, and united only in patriotic aspirations, can agree in looking to this Commission for?
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid questions what a divided group can collectively seek from the commission, highlighting the challenge of unity.
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