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Thus distinctly and constantly, from the very lips of the framers of the Constitution, we learn the falsehood of recent assumptions in favor of Slavery and in derogation of Freedom.
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Sumner asserts that the framers of the Constitution spoke against slavery, countering recent pro-slavery claims.
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