The Amendment abolishing Slavery has been reinforced by another, known as Article XIV., which declares peremptorily that “no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States,” and again Congress is empowered to enforce this provision.
Sumner discusses the reinforcement of the abolition of slavery by the Fourteenth Amendment, emphasizing Congress's enforcement power.
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