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The action was of transcendent importance,--lofty in conception, masterful in execution.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “The action was of transcendent importance,--lofty in conception, masterful in execution.”
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Blaine describes the monumental nature of the legislative action regarding emancipation.
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