She will carry emancipation and abolition with her in every fold of her flag; while your stars, as they increase in numbers, will be overcast by the murky vapors of oppression, and the only portion of your banners visible to the eye will be the blood-stained stripes of the taskmaster.
Quincy emphasizes that Mexico will carry the ideals of emancipation, while the United States will be associated with oppression and slavery.
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