They believe that the Congress of the United States has no power under the Constitution to interfere with the institution of slavery in the different States. (Abraham Lincoln)

They believe that the Congress of the United States has no power under the Constitution to interfere with the institution of slavery in the different States.

Abraham Lincoln

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