Soon after the failure of the Abolitionists to exhibit popular strength, the slavery question was forced upon public attention independently of their efforts, and by causes whose operation and effect were not distinctly forseen by those who set them in motion.
Blaine discusses how the slavery question gained prominence in public discourse independent of the Abolitionists' influence.
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