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As one of the old garments of Slavery, it must be handed to the flames.
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Sumner calls for the rejection of the remnants of slavery, likening it to old garments that must be burned.
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It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
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