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And when I have admitted that all have the same constitutional rights in the Territories, I have by no means admitted that men from the South have a right to hold slaves in the Territories.
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gutenberg.orgCydnor Tompkins: “And when I have admitted that all have the same constitutional rights in the Territories, I have by no means admitted…”
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Tompkins clarifies that admitting equal rights does not mean accepting slavery in the territories.
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