But let the south form commercial alliances with Great Britain; let the carrying trade be carried on in British vessels; and the slave will find a star in the east as beautiful to his eye, and as inspiring to his hopes, as the star in the north.
Mann suggests that if the South aligns with Britain, slaves will find new symbols of hope in the East.
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