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The constitution contains no provision concerning slavery in a new state; Congress, therefore, may make it a condition of the admission of a new state that slavery shall forever be prohibited within it.
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Quincy points out that the Constitution does not address slavery in new states, allowing Congress to impose conditions on state admissions.
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