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Charles Sumner: “The Remedy should be coextensive with the original Wrong; and since, by the passage of the Nebraska Bill, not only…”

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The Remedy should be coextensive with the original Wrong; and since, by the passage of the Nebraska Bill, not only Kansas, but also Nebraska, Minnesota, Washington, and even Oregon, are opened to Slavery, the original Prohibition should be restored to its full activity throughout these various Territories.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner argues that the remedy for the wrongs of slavery should be as extensive as the original injustices.

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