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I cannot consent to admit a new State with such a curse for twenty-one years.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “I cannot consent to admit a new State with such a curse for twenty-one years.”
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Sumner firmly opposes the admission of a new State that would perpetuate slavery for twenty-one years.
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