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If we repeal the Fugitive Slave Law, will the honorable Senator tell me that Massachusetts will execute the provision of the Constitution without any law of Congress?
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Sumner questions the commitment of Massachusetts to uphold constitutional provisions without federal support, highlighting tensions over the Fugitive Slave Law.
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