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PRESIDENT, Slavery, in its foremost pretensions, reappears in the present debate.
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Sumner asserts that slavery's influence persists in political discussions, highlighting its ongoing relevance.
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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
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…
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
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