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Futile is the plea that we at the North have nothing to do with Slavery.
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Sumner argues against the notion that the North can remain uninvolved with slavery.
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The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
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