And yet the concession of that vast territory to the interests and opinions of the Northern States, a territory now the seat of five among the largest members of the Union, was in great measure the act of the State of Virginia and of the South.
He highlights the role of Virginia and the South in the acquisition of territory that benefited Northern interests.
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