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They not only claim the right to take their negroes into the Territories, but they claim to take laws there that will deny to every man the freedom of speech and the liberty of the press.
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gutenberg.orgCydnor Tompkins: “They not only claim the right to take their negroes into the Territories, but they claim to take laws there that will…”
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Tompkins warns against the implications of bringing oppressive laws into new territories, threatening freedoms.
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