Channing had styled it, was the unalterable purpose and unquenchable desire of the slave-holding interest, and its accomplishment was to be secured by openly espousing the principle that the end justifies the means, and setting all consequences at defiance.
Julian critiques the slave-holding interest's justification of their actions, emphasizing moral implications.
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The system of public plunder inaugurated by Jackson was in full blast, and an organized effort to reform it was the real need of the hour; but here was the weak point of the Whigs.
Its prizes are often rich and suddenly gained, and when they are sought through the forms of a law which compels a man to choose between an expensive and hazardous litigation and robbery, human nature is severely tried.
The only enthusiasm of the campaign was in the new party, and it was perfectly spontaneous and fervid.
It was a confession of Congressional incompetence to deal with a problem which Congress alone had the right to solve.
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