It is a clause very much neglected, but to my mind one of the most potent in the whole Constitution,--full of beneficent power, which it would be well, if the Government, at this crisis of its history, were disposed to exercise.
Sumner emphasizes the importance of a neglected clause in the Constitution that he believes holds significant power.
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At Baltimore the delegation of the most important State in the Union, known to be in favor of the Wilmot Proviso, was refused admission to the Convention.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
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The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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