Charles Sumner: “The election of either would be a triumph of the Slave Power…”

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The election of either would be a triumph of the Slave Power, entailing upon the country the sin of extending Slavery.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner warns that electing either candidate would strengthen the institution of slavery in the United States.

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Charles Sumner: “The election of either would be a triumph of the Slave Power, entailing upon the country the sin of extending Slavery.”