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I know as well as you the absurdity of those who call Antislavery a party of one idea, of abstraction and transcendentalism, &c.,--as if the one idea of Humanity did not absorb all others of practical legislation.
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Sumner argues that the antislavery movement encompasses a broader range of humanitarian concerns beyond a single idea.
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I am in favor of a tariff for revenue, such a one as will yield a sufficient amount to the treasury to defray the expenses of the government, economically administered.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
Above all, welcome to the united regenerated Democracy of the North, which spurns the mockery of a Republic, with professions of Freedom on the lips, while the chains of Slavery clank in the Capitol!
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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