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The idea of negro suffrage in the disloyal States grows daily in favor and advocacy among business men.
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Sumner emphasizes the growing support for black suffrage in the Southern states among business leaders.
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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.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
Above all, welcome to the united regenerated Democracy of the North, which spurns the mockery of a Republic, with professions of Freedom on the lips, while the chains of Slavery clank in the Capitol!
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