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While the south were seeking new guaranties for men who claim to own other men, it was a time for the north to demand new guaranties for men who own themselves.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “While the south were seeking new guaranties for men who claim to own other men, it was a time for the north to demand…”
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Mann emphasizes the need for the North to advocate for the rights of free individuals amidst pro-slavery measures.
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Better be debarred from the privilege of voting at all, than to be mocked with the form, while cheated of the substance.
My instincts, reason, judgment, conscience, may all mislead; but from the first time, now years ago, when I heard this subject broached, my instincts, reason, judgment, conscience, have all been in its favor.
A southern slave stands higher, politically, than a northern laborer, if the latter must vote as his employer dictates.
Men of Massachusetts! moral and religious men! lovers of freedom and of your country, were you prepared for this?
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