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Southern Union and California admission debate rages
A lengthy speech in Congress argues against admitting California while preserving slaveholding rights. It warns that Northern abolitionism and non intervention threaten the Union and urges a territorial compromise to avert disunion, urging Southern unity and outlining potential consequences and remedies.
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