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The treatment of these petitions illustrates the tyranny of the Slave Power to the very eve of its fall.
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Sumner critiques the oppressive nature of the Slave Power in relation to petitions against slavery.
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Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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