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It is clear, beyond contradiction, that the Prohibition of Slavery in this Territory was not superseded, or in any way contravened, by the Slavery Acts of 1850.
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Sumner asserts that the prohibition of slavery in the territory remains intact despite the 1850 slavery acts.
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