Charles Sumner: “And now, in the madness of tyranny, it proposes to extend this curse…”

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And now, in the madness of tyranny, it proposes to extend this curse over new soil not yet darkened by its presence.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner warns against the expansion of slavery into new territories.

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Charles Sumner: “And now, in the madness of tyranny, it proposes to extend this curse over new soil not yet darkened by its presence.”