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And since we at the North are responsible for Slavery, wherever it exists under the jurisdiction of Congress, it is unpardonable in us not to exert every power we possess to enlist Congress against it.
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Sumner calls for Northern responsibility in opposing slavery wherever Congress has jurisdiction.
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