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Hence, were I a southern man, and my property invested in slaves, I should consider the markets of New Mexico, Utah, and California, for slave labor, worthy of an honorable contest to secure.
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Mann expresses the perspective of a southern slave owner considering the profitability of slave labor in new territories.
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