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George F. Hoar: “But a good many Anti-Slavery men who thought the party feeling of the Whigs and Democrats was a great obstacle to their…”

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But a good many Anti-Slavery men who thought the party feeling of the Whigs and Democrats was a great obstacle to their cause, joined the movement simply in order that they might get rid of the old parties, and prepare the State as with a subsoil plow for a new one.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar discusses the motivations of Anti-Slavery men who sought to dismantle existing political parties to promote a new agenda.

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