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In this instance the slave states have clung together in one unbroken phalanx, and have been victorious by the means of accomplices and deserters from the ranks of freedom.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “In this instance the slave states have clung together in one unbroken phalanx, and have been victorious by the means of…”
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Quincy observes that slave states have united against freedom, aided by those who betray the cause of liberty.
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Texas and slavery are interwoven in every banner floating on the Democratic breeze. 'Freedom or death' should be inscribed on ours.
May the Ruler of the universe preserve you from such degradation! 'Freedom!
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Union!' be this the watchword of your camp; and if Ate, hot from hell, will come and cry 'Havoc!' fight--fight and conquer, under the banner of universal freedom.
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