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The great mass of our constituents were opposed to slavery, morally, socially and politically.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “The great mass of our constituents were opposed to slavery, morally, socially and politically.”
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Sherman states that the majority of constituents opposed slavery on moral, social, and political grounds.
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