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The slave-owners, by their rebellion, have unquestionably forfeited their right under the Federal Constitution to be protected in their slave property, or, as to that matter, in any other species of property.
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Sumner argues that the rebellion of slave-owners has led them to lose their constitutional protections regarding slavery and property.
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