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The result is, that many families are compelled by their embarrassments to sell off and leave the country.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “The result is, that many families are compelled by their embarrassments to sell off and leave the country.”
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Mann notes that economic difficulties often force families to leave areas where slavery is prevalent.
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