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Has not the cry of war for the conquest of Mexico, for the expansion of reïnstituted slavery, for the robbery of priests, and the plunder of religious establishments, yet subsided?
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Quincy questions the motives behind the call for war against Mexico, linking it to slavery and greed.
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