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The essential difficulty proceeded from the indisposition to Emancipation; for here was only another form of the perpetual question, “Shall the slaves be set free?
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Sumner identifies the reluctance to embrace Emancipation as a central challenge in the ongoing debate over the freedom of slaves.
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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!
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
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