The quality of the scan is poor, but if you read the context he is arguing against slavery by sarcastically restating his opponents’ views: https://archive.org/stream/speechofhenryber00berr/speechofhenryber00berr_djvu.txt … https://twitter.com/Aelkus/status/1050759853466112003 …
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From earlier in the speech: “That slavery is a grinding curse upon this state, I had supposed would have been admitted by all, and that the only question for debate here, would have been, the possibility of removing the evil.”
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“But, sir, in this I have been disappointed. I have been astonished to find that there are advocates here for slavery, with all its effects.”
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