The first cut the connection with the mother country, and opened the way to the duties and advantages of Popular Government; the second will have failed, unless it consummates all the original promises of the Declaration our fathers took upon their lips when they became a Nation.
This quote emphasizes the importance of fulfilling the promises of the Declaration of Independence in the context of the Civil War.
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It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
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