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Surely this mighty river will not be compelled again to wear chains.
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Sumner asserts that the Mississippi River should not be subjected to oppression again.
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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
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