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Its violation of the Constitution is manifold; and here I repeat but what I have often said.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner elaborates on the multiple constitutional violations of the Fugitive Slave Act, reinforcing his previous statements.

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