The Present Attempt to Dissolve the American Union: A British Aristocratic Plot (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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In all that relates to African Slave¢y, Great Britain has ever taken a most prominent part, long before the era of our] national independence. Every measure of that Government, whether in favor of slavery or against slavery, has been enacted by her, directly or indirectly, for the promotion of her own material interests, and chiefly to increase or maintain the power of her oligarchy. At different pcriods'of her histoi'y,'sl1e has taken directly Opposite sides of the great moral question of the slave trade, changing her Opinion to suit the selfish interest of her rul ing class.

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