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In other days, when this Chamber was filled with intolerant slave-masters, I was told that I did not support the Constitution, as I have been told to-day by the Senator, and I was reminded of my oath.
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Reflecting on his past, Sumner recalls being accused of not supporting the Constitution during a time of slavery, reaffirming his commitment to it.
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