The great battle between Freedom and Slavery for supremacy in the Territories had been fought and won in Kansas, and the people had elected a Chief Magistrate on Freedom's side, so that the influences of National Administration would no longer be wielded for the extension of human bondage.
Blaine reflects on the significance of the Kansas conflict in the broader struggle against slavery in the United States.
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