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Charles Sumner: “He considered the power of Congress over the Territory as supreme, unlimited, before its admission; that Congress could…”

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He considered the power of Congress over the Territory as supreme, unlimited, before its admission; that Congress could impose on its Territories any restriction it thought proper; and the people, when they settled therein, did so under a full knowledge of the restriction.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts Congress's supreme power over territories and its right to impose restrictions before statehood.

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