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Unhappily, while we have succeeded in abolishing Slavery in this District, we have not yet abolished the tail; and the tail has representatives in the Senate Chamber, as the beast once had.
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Sumner laments that while slavery has been abolished in Washington, its lingering effects still influence politics.
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