It is the Slave Propagandists--among whom the champion of Popular Sovereignty must find a place--who, from the Missouri Compromise in 1820, through all the different stages of discussion, down to the shutting out of Kansas as a Free State at the recent session, have rendered it impossible to avoid the exciting subject.
In this statement, Sumner criticizes the pro-slavery advocates for their role in perpetuating the slavery debate in American politics.
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