On the record
Nearly all our people have come to the conclusion, that, whenever it is necessary to crush out the Rebellion to abolish Slavery, then the Government must abolish it.
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Sumner reflects a consensus that abolishing slavery is necessary to quell the rebellion.
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Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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