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The Spanish Republic and Emilio Castelar do not deserve the menace of war from us.
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Sumner expresses his opposition to the threat of war against the Spanish Republic and its leader, Emilio Castelar.
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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
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