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I remember that my earliest admiration of that Senator was founded on his brave and able support of that very prohibition.
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Sumner recalls his admiration for a senator's support of the prohibition of slavery, highlighting the importance of moral courage.
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It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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!
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