Charles Sumner: “This pretension makes an asserted stipulation for the rendition of…”

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This pretension makes an asserted stipulation for the rendition of fugitive slaves one of the corner-stones of the Union.

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Massachusetts

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He describes the claim that the rendition of fugitive slaves is a cornerstone of the Union as a pretension, questioning its validity.

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Charles Sumner: “This pretension makes an asserted stipulation for the rendition of fugitive slaves one of the corner-stones of the…”