Charles Sumner: “I do not hesitate to say, that I object to the Jeffersonian Ordinance…”

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I do not hesitate to say, that I object to the Jeffersonian Ordinance, even if presented here in its original text.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his strong opposition to the Jeffersonian Ordinance, indicating his commitment to principles of justice.

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Charles Sumner: “I do not hesitate to say, that I object to the Jeffersonian Ordinance, even if presented here in its original text.”