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But Slavery cannot be national, unless this idea is distinctly and unequivocally admitted into the Constitution.
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Sumner argues that for slavery to be recognized nationally, it must be explicitly included in the Constitution, which he contends it is not.
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Above all, welcome to the united regenerated Democracy of the North, which spurns the mockery of a Republic, with professions of Freedom on the lips, while the chains of Slavery clank in the Capitol!
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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