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They ask nothing less than Universal Emancipation; and this they ask directly at the hands of Congress.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
This statement reflects Sumner's strong advocacy for the immediate abolition of slavery through Congressional action.
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It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
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!
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
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