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Charles Sumner: “Here I repeat an argument which I have presented before, when on other occasions arraigning the pretensions of Slavery…”

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Here I repeat an argument which I have presented before, when on other occasions arraigning the pretensions of Slavery under the Constitution, but which, so long as Slavery claims immunity, cannot be allowed to drop out of sight.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner reiterates a previous argument against slavery's constitutional immunity, insisting it cannot be overlooked.

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