Sumner had two objects,--first, to vindicate the necessity of the Republican party, and, secondly, to destroy the operation of the Fugitive Slave Act in Massachusetts, showing especially that citizens are not constrained to its support.
Sumner outlines his dual objectives in advocating for the Republican party and opposing the Fugitive Slave Act in Massachusetts.
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Above all, welcome to the united regenerated Democracy of the North, which spurns the mockery of a Republic, with professions of Freedom on the lips, while the chains of Slavery clank in the Capitol!
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
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