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Already, by Acts of Congress, Slavery is abolished in the national capital and in the national territories.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Already, by Acts of Congress, Slavery is abolished in the national capital and in the national territories.”
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Sumner points out that slavery has already been abolished in the national capital and territories through congressional acts.
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