The excitement which always accompanied the discussion of the slavery question was greatly increased by the hope, on the one hand, of extending slavery into a region from which it had been excluded by law; and, on the other, by a sense of wrong done by what was regarded as a breach of public faith.
Sherman highlights the heightened excitement surrounding the slavery debate due to conflicting interests.
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