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The pretension is preposterous, aggravated by knowledge on his part that under his device the settlers could only vote Slavery up, and that they were not allowed to vote it down.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The pretension is preposterous, aggravated by knowledge on his part that under his device the settlers could only vote…”
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Sumner critiques the pretense of allowing settlers to vote on slavery while effectively restricting their choices.
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