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As well say that the power over the Territories, the war power, the guaranty power, and the power to enforce the abolition of Slavery, do not exist; as well say that the Constitution itself does not exist.
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Sumner argues that denying various powers related to governance and abolition is akin to denying the Constitution itself.
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