The Republicans no more clearly perceived that they risked nothing on the question of slavery in organizing those Territories without restriction, than the Southern leaders perceived that they would gain nothing by it.
Blaine reflects on the misconceptions held by both Republicans and Southern leaders regarding the issue of slavery in new territories.
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