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Excerpt from Speech of Hon. C. C. Clay, Jr., Of Alabama, on the Contest in Kansas and the Plans and Purposes of Black Republicanism: Delivered in the United States Senate, April 21, 1856 No one can misunderstand this language. It means that, when we are trampled under foot, and impotent for our defense, those who have their heels upon our necks will be able to dictate their own terms of emancipation to the southern States. But, sir, why should I adduce proof of a fact which is as notorious as is the existence of an Abolition or free-soil party, and is known to every reading man in the world, except, forsooth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.