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President, I have never, from the beginning, disguised my conviction that the most important part of the bill concerns Emancipation.
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Sumner emphasizes the significance of Emancipation in legislative discussions.
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I am in favor of a tariff for revenue, such a one as will yield a sufficient amount to the treasury to defray the expenses of the government, economically administered.
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
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