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Congress Resists Slavery Interference in District
A lengthy Pinckney report argues Congress has no constitutional authority to abolish or disturb slavery in the District of Columbia or to affect slaveholding states. It warns such acts would threaten the Union, provoke insurrection, and destroy public faith, urging dismissal of emancipation schemes and a tabled approach to all anti slavery petitions.
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