Charles Sumner: “The first, as we have already seen, abandons part of the Union to the…”

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The first, as we have already seen, abandons part of the Union to the Slave Power; the other subjects the whole Union to the Slave Power.

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Massachusetts

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He contrasts two forms of surrender to the Slave Power, one abandoning part of the Union and the other subjecting the whole Union to it.

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Charles Sumner: “The first, as we have already seen, abandons part of the Union to the Slave Power; the other subjects the whole Union to…”