Charles Sumner: “Such is the indubitable origin of a clause latterly declared a…”

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Such is the indubitable origin of a clause latterly declared a compromise of the Constitution and a corner-stone of the Republic.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner challenges the notion that a clause in the Constitution can be seen as a compromise supporting slavery.

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Charles Sumner: “Such is the indubitable origin of a clause latterly declared a compromise of the Constitution and a corner-stone of the…”