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It seated Chase in the United States Senate from Ohio, and sent to the lower branch of Congress a sufficient number of anti-slavery men from different States to hold the balance of power in that body.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “It seated Chase in the United States Senate from Ohio, and sent to the lower branch of Congress a sufficient number of…”
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Julian emphasizes the importance of the anti-slavery representatives elected to Congress as a result of the Free Soil movement.
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