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The Missouri Compromise, passed with the consent and support of the South, was repealed by Southern dictation the moment its operation was found to be hostile to the spread of slavery.
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Blaine discusses the repeal of the Missouri Compromise as a result of Southern influence against the spread of slavery.
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The wonder excited by the raising of the vast army which saved the Union from destruction was even surpassed by the wonder excited by its prompt and peaceful dissolution.
Such an opportunity would have been a menace to the public credit, and would have proved a constant source of corruption.
That is his work and it cannot properly be taken out of his hands.
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