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The tone of Senator Butler on this occasion shows the intolerable spirit of Slavery, which would not endure Mr.
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Sumner critiques the attitude of Senator Butler, linking it to the oppressive nature of slavery.
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The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
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Confessing the Fatherhood of God, and the consequent Brotherhood of Man, we find a divine standard of unquestionable accuracy.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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