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The petition asks simply the repeal of an obnoxious statute, which is entirely within the competency of Congress.
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Sumner emphasizes the authority of Congress to repeal unjust laws.
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Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
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