It is, Sir, no proper day to recognize human inequality by receiving into the Union a community which chooses to appear here with a constitution setting at defiance the fundamental principles of the Declaration of Independence.
Sumner argues against admitting a community that contradicts the principles of equality outlined in the Declaration of Independence.
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