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First: The Slavery enactments of 1850 did not pretend, in terms, to touch, much less to change, the condition of the Louisiana Territory, which was already fixed by Congressional enactment.
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Sumner emphasizes that the slavery laws of 1850 did not alter the established status of the Louisiana Territory regarding slavery.
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