With the lapse of time and with minuter consideration the case against England becomes more grave, not only from the questions of international responsibility which it involves, but from better comprehension of the damages, which are seen now in their true proportions.
He suggests that as time passes, the severity of England's actions becomes clearer and more serious.
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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
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