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It is an error to assume that the question whether or not the Constitution extends to the Territories, was a prominent question, in the period of the anti- slavery controversy.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “It is an error to assume that the question whether or not the Constitution extends to the Territories, was a prominent…”
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Boutwell clarifies that the question of the Constitution's applicability to Territories was not a major issue during the anti-slavery debate.
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