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It takes the only true ground,--the essential barbarism and sinfulness of Slavery.
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Sumner asserts that the fundamental nature of slavery is one of barbarism and sinfulness, emphasizing its moral implications.
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Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
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