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Emancipation, even within the national jurisdiction, can be achieved only through emancipation of the Free States, accompanied by complete emancipation of the National Government.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Emancipation, even within the national jurisdiction, can be achieved only through emancipation of the Free States…”
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He argues that true emancipation requires both the liberation of the Free States and the National Government from slavery's grasp.
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