The rule of Equal Rights, once applied by Congress under the National Constitution, will be a permanent institution as long as the Republic endures; for it will be a vital part of that Republican Government to which the nation is pledged.
He claims that the principle of equal rights, once established by Congress, will be a lasting aspect of the Republic.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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!
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
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