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To desert the colored man, and leave him to his fate, undefended, and defenseless against the wrongs already perpetrated and the greater wrongs foreshadowed, would do dishonor to the entire spirit of Mr.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “To desert the colored man, and leave him to his fate, undefended, and defenseless against the wrongs already perpetrated…”
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Blaine argues that abandoning the defense of the colored man would betray the spirit of Seward's legacy.
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