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- Description: Letter describing the recent debate over the reorganization of Kansas, the Fugitive Slave Law, and a vote on the unconstitutionality of the Compromise of 1850.
- Text: slave law in Kansas & Nebraska. Mr. Wade owned it --- like a man & Giddings squirmed. This was in the 24th Sec: of McDunn’s bill for the reorganization of Kansas --- as quoted & acknowledged it is a “flatfooted” fugitive slave law --- it would seem
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- Text: consequences than any thing which ever occurred. The fugitive slave clause in the constitution was respected before that period. Now, it is in operation & it has been so in effort ever since that celebrated settlement. The embers of the volcano came
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- Text: of the Church in which Thou knows there has been many & still is to whom the Cause of the poor slave has felt & is felt very near & dear & prepared like Thyself to make considerable sacrifice for their freedom And count it a favour that Thou belongs to a Church
