The existence of Slavery anywhere within the national jurisdiction, in the Territories, in the District of Columbia, or on the high seas beneath the national flag, is an unconstitutional usurpation, which must be opposed.
Sumner declares that slavery is an unconstitutional usurpation that must be opposed wherever it exists.
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