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I ask the Senator if Spain has not recently affirmed the existence of slavery in Cuba and Porto Rico, especially in Porto Rico, by publishing a new constitution guarantying the existence of slavery?
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “I ask the Senator if Spain has not recently affirmed the existence of slavery in Cuba and Porto Rico, especially in…”
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Sumner challenges the legitimacy of Spain's constitution that guarantees slavery, highlighting his opposition to its continuation.
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