Charles Sumner: “Nowhere under the Constitution can the Nation, by legislation or…”

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Nowhere under the Constitution can the Nation, by legislation or otherwise, support Slavery, hunt slaves, or hold property in man.

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Massachusetts

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This statement asserts that the Constitution does not allow for the support of slavery in any form.

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