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In regard to this whole matter of slavery, the constitution touches the subject with an averted face.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “In regard to this whole matter of slavery, the constitution touches the subject with an averted face.”
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Mann critiques the Constitution's avoidance of directly addressing slavery.
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