The division upon the tariff was never so accurately defined by geographical lines as was the division upon slavery; but the aggressive elements on each side of both questions finally coalesced in the same States, North and South.
Blaine explains that while tariff and slavery issues were distinct, they often aligned geographically in the North and South.
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