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Here is distinct recognition of danger from black soldiers, if employed against us.
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Sumner highlights the perceived threat posed by black soldiers if they are used against the opposing forces.
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The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
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