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Notwithstanding these threats of disunion from the Democratic party, we hear much holy horror expressed in regard to a sectional party, and much laudation of a national, conservative party.
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Tompkins critiques the Democratic party's reaction to threats of disunion while highlighting hypocrisy.
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When the entire abolition of slavery takes place, it will be an event which must be most pleasing to every generous mind, and to every friend of human nature.
It was dangerous to liberty then; no man now apprehends any danger to liberty, unless from the same source.
The lust of power and dominion deadens their consciences; a million bales of cotton can blind their eyes alike to the flames of perdition and the glories of Paradise.
Such was the sentiment of North Carolina in 1774, as to the evil and great wrong of slavery.
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