Still, the north recognized the legal existence of slavery in the south, and did not propose to interfere with it, and was entirely content to faithfully observe the obligations of the constitution and the laws, including those for the return of fugitive slaves.
He acknowledges the North's legal recognition of slavery while emphasizing their commitment to constitutional obligations.
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The policy of this country ought to be to make everything national as far as possible.
What a pity, he said, it would have been if so great a country as the United States had been disrupted on account of slavery.
We have done no wrong; we have no apologies to make, and no concessions to offer.
I wrote an adverse report, but it was suppressed in the committee.
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