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Douglas, “If I were in Congress, and a vote should come up on a question whether Slavery should be prohibited in a new Territory, in spite of the Dred Scott decision, I would vote that it should.
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Sumner quotes Lincoln's stance on slavery in new territories, emphasizing a commitment to prohibiting it despite the Dred Scott decision.
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