Now, take the Constitution according to its plain reading, and I defy the presentation of a single pro-slavery clause in it. On the other hand it will be found to contain principles and purposes, entirely hostile to the existence of slavery. β¨ What to the Slave is the 4th of July?, delivered 4 July 1852
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