Charles Sumner: “The Fugitive Slave Bill, monstrous in cruelty, as in…”

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The Fugitive Slave Bill, monstrous in cruelty, as in unconstitutionality, is a usurpation, which must be opposed.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner condemns the Fugitive Slave Bill as both cruel and unconstitutional, calling for its opposition.

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Charles Sumner: “The Fugitive Slave Bill, monstrous in cruelty, as in unconstitutionality, is a usurpation, which must be opposed.”