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The barbarism of the punishment testifies also against Slavery.
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Here, Sumner claims that the harshness of punishment in slavery serves as a testament against the institution itself.
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Nay, more,--if it would be criminal in these several clusters of States to reëstablish the Institution of War as Arbiter of Justice, then is it criminal in the Commonwealth of Nations to continue it.
I agree with the Convention in the importance of the new organization; nor do I think there are many candid persons, recognizing morals as the soul of all true politics, who will hesitate in this conclusion.
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.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
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