The question of the extension of Slavery was distinctly presented, on the application of Texas for admission into our Union, with a Constitution which not only established Slavery, but took from the Legislature all power to abolish it.
Sumner highlights that Texas's application for statehood included a constitution that established slavery and prohibited its abolition.
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