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Then, indeed, was Slavery Sectional, and Freedom National.
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Sumner contrasts the sectional nature of slavery with the national character of freedom.
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The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
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