Charles Sumner: “South Carolina must cease to be a Slave State, and New Jersey must…”

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South Carolina must cease to be a Slave State, and New Jersey must also cease her disturbing pretension.

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Massachusetts

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He asserts that both South Carolina's slave state status and New Jersey's claims must be addressed for the sake of the Union.

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Charles Sumner: “South Carolina must cease to be a Slave State, and New Jersey must also cease her disturbing pretension.”