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Since that day the Republican party has abolished slavery, not only in the United States, but, by its reflected influence, in nearly all the countries of the world.
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John Sherman
Ohio

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Sherman highlights the Republican party's role in abolishing slavery in the U.S. and influencing other nations.

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