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Of course, such an assumption of undelegated power was a usurpation at the time, and is a usurpation still,--doubly hateful, when it is considered that it is a usurpation in the name of Slavery.
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Sumner condemns Congress's assumption of power as a usurpation, particularly in the context of slavery.
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