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The men who controlled Congress during these years of trial were not the intellectual equals of the famous leaders who figured in the great crisis of 1850, but they were a different and generally a better type.
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Julian assesses the quality of congressional leadership during a tumultuous period, suggesting they were generally better than their predecessors.
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