On the original suggestion of Jefferson, subsequently sustained and modified by others, a clause was introduced into the fundamental law of the Northwest Territory by which Slavery has been forever excluded from that extensive region.
Sumner emphasizes the historical exclusion of slavery from the Northwest Territory as a foundational principle.
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