With every philanthropic northern man, a collateral motive for keeping the new territories free is, that they may be a land of hope and of promise to the poor man, to whichever of all our states he may belong; where he may go and find a home and a homestead and abundance.
Mann emphasizes the importance of free territories as a refuge and opportunity for the poor, regardless of their state of origin.
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