Out of the Free States come all whose works have a place in the permanent literature of the country,--Irving, Prescott, Sparks, Bancroft, Emerson, Motley, Hildreth, Hawthorne; also, Bryant, Longfellow, Dana, Halleck, Whittier, Lowell,--and I might add indefinitely to the list.
Sumner lists notable authors from the Free States to demonstrate their literary prominence.
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I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
I am in favor of a tariff for revenue, such a one as will yield a sufficient amount to the treasury to defray the expenses of the government, economically administered.
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