Shellabarger had destroyed his argument, and had given a rallying-point for the Republicans, so incontestably strong as to hold the entire party in allegiance to principle rather than in allegiance to the Administration.
Blaine highlights the impact of Shellabarger's argument on Republican unity during a critical debate.
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That is his work and it cannot properly be taken out of his hands.
The deep-seated prejudice against color is assiduously cultivated by the public journals and leads to acts of cruelty, oppression, and murder, which the local authorities are at no pains to prevent or punish.
Such an opportunity would have been a menace to the public credit, and would have proved a constant source of corruption.
Crises often arise in the conduct of National affairs when cherished opinions must be sacrificed and new departures taken.
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