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It is the honor and good name of the Republic, now darkened by an act of wrong.
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Sumner highlights the dishonor brought upon the Republic by wrongful acts.
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This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
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.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
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