It was the ruling wish, intention, and purpose of the loyal people after rebellion was suppressed, to have an end to the entire cause of that calamity by forever putting away the system of slavery and all its incidents.
Douglass describes the post-Civil War objective of loyal Americans to eradicate slavery and its associated practices, which were seen as the root cause of the conflict.
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To-day the negro, starting from nothing, pays taxes upon six millions in Georgia, and forty millions in Louisiana.
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