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It represented the well-settled conclusion of the most learned jurists, was in harmony with the enlightened conscience of the North, and gave a powerful rallying-cry to the opponents of slavery.
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Blaine asserts that a legal opinion aligned with Northern values and invigorated the anti-slavery movement.
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