This resolution, declaring the principle of non-intervention by Congress with Slavery in the States, was adopted by the same Congress which had solemnly affirmed the Prohibition of Slavery in all the existing territory of the Union; so that one may be regarded as the complement of the other.
Sumner highlights the contradiction in Congress's stance on slavery, emphasizing the need for consistency in policy.
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