In this sense only do I accept the President’s declaration, that the action of the last Congress on this subject is to be deemed final;--that, in all future conflicts, the right shall not be trampled under foot, but the victims of oppression shall triumph.
Mann accepts the President's declaration as final only in the sense that future conflicts must uphold justice.
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