Now the Nebraska Bill, on its very face, openly clears the way for Slavery, and it is not wrong to presume that its originators intended the natural consequences of such an act, and sought in this way to extend Slavery.
Sumner claims that the Nebraska Bill is designed to facilitate the expansion of slavery.
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