When the Missouri Compromise was repealed, and the Territories of the United States north of the line of 36 deg. 30' were left without slavery inhibition or restriction, the agitation began which ended in the overthrow of the Democratic party and the election of Mr.
Blaine reflects on the impact of the Missouri Compromise's repeal on the political landscape and the Democratic party's downfall.
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I refer myself not to the men of my time, but to the judgment of history.
I am in no boastful mood: I shall not do more than I can, but I shall do all I can to save the Government, which is my sworn duty as well as my personal inclination.
The Northern people shrank from the responsibility of transferring the government of States to the control of men who had already shown themselves capable of desperate deeds.
He was a lawyer in full practice, a man of the highest integrity, without fear and without reproach.
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