Remember, then, to vote for no man who is not willing to unite with us in declaring opposition to Slavery and the Slave Power to be above all other questions, and who cannot be relied upon to sustain those men only who join in this alliance of principle.
Sumner urges voters to prioritize candidates who oppose slavery, emphasizing the moral imperative of the political alliance.
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It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
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Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
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