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Sumner expresses his pride in opposing the notion that the Constitution favors slavery.

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The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.

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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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Without yielding to any of these extreme views with regard to the mischiefs or the benefits of party, all should agree that the only true and legitimate object of such an association is to uphold, advance, and develop certain principles…

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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.

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