Slavery, they are told by one of the most eloquent of the agitators, himself a martyr in the cause, is the original sin of the Union, the cause of every subsequent dissension, the occasion of this war, and, what is more, the strength of the wrong cause, and the weakness of the right.
Sumner emphasizes the fundamental role of slavery in the conflicts facing the Union, framing it as the root cause of the Civil War.
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Contrary to Christianity, but upheld by the Church, I. 54, 58.
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