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Hug the viper to your bosoms, if you perversely will, within your own States, until it stings you to a generous remorse, but do not compel us to hug it too; for this, I assure you, we can never do.
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Sumner warns against the dangers of supporting slavery, emphasizing that the North should not be forced to accept it.
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