Charles Sumner: “Madison anticipated this precise danger from Slavery, and upheld this…”

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Madison anticipated this precise danger from Slavery, and upheld this precise grant of power in order to counteract the danger.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner discusses the foresight of James Madison regarding the dangers of slavery and the powers granted to counteract it.

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