But, sir, it is the most painful aspect of this whole case, that the very object and purpose of claiming these ample and sovereign rights for the inhabitants of the territories is, that they may deny all rights to a portion of their fellow-beings within them.
Mann highlights the contradiction in claiming rights for territories while denying rights to enslaved individuals.
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