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Now that we are all united in the policy of Emancipation, they become of little consequence; for, even if I were once alone, I am no longer so.
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Sumner reflects on the unity achieved in the cause of Emancipation, highlighting a shift in support.
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The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
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