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They saw that they could control the product and regulate the price of a staple in constant demand among every people on the globe.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “They saw that they could control the product and regulate the price of a staple in constant demand among every people on…”
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Blaine notes the Southern belief in their ability to control and profit from a globally demanded staple crop.
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