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Against the latter there are cumulative arguments of Constitutional Law and of duty, beyond any to be arrayed against Slavery itself.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner presents legal and moral arguments against the Fugitive Slave Acts that surpass those against slavery itself.

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