But, whatever may be the sentiment of the people, whether Baez and Cabral agree or disagree, I come back to the single practical point that Baez has been, and is now, maintained in power by the naval force of the United States.
Sumner reiterates that Baez's power is maintained by U.S. naval force, regardless of local sentiments.
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Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
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