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The first, as we have already seen, abandons part of the Union to the Slave Power; the other subjects the whole Union to the Slave Power.
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gutenberg.orgThe first, as we have already seen, abandons part of the Union to the Slave Power; the other subjects the whole Union to the Slave Power.
He contrasts two forms of surrender to the Slave Power, one abandoning part of the Union and the other subjecting the whole Union to it.
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