Had Congress at that time firmly insisted that Missouri should enter the Union as a Free State, the vast appropriation now proposed would have been saved, and, better still, this vaster civil war would have been prevented.
He reflects on the historical consequences of Congress's failure to insist on Missouri's admission as a Free State, linking it to the Civil War.
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Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
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