It showed that the smouldering fire, which had suddenly blazed out in the Free-soil campaign of 1848, was not extinguished by the coalition of Barnburners and Hunkers, and the acceptance of the great compromise by the two Baltimore conventions.
This statement emphasizes that the anti-slavery movement was still alive and relevant despite political compromises.
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