Charles Sumner: “There is no argument against its validity at Algiers not equally…”

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There is no argument against its validity at Algiers not equally strong against its validity at Washington.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that the legal arguments against slavery in Algiers apply equally to those in Washington.

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Charles Sumner: “There is no argument against its validity at Algiers not equally strong against its validity at Washington.”