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A proposal is made that the Missouri Compromise shall be applied to any territory acquired from Mexico,--in other words, that all south of the parallel of 36° 30' shall be devoted to Slavery.
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Sumner discusses a proposal to extend the Missouri Compromise to new territories, highlighting its implications for slavery.
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