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And I say, for the North, that all we ask is to be let alone.
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Sumner expresses a desire for the North to be left alone regarding the issue of slavery.
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They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
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