If there be any plausible reason for supposing that we have the right to legislate on the slave interests of the District, you cannot put down the investigation of the subject out of doors, by refusing to receive petitions.
-- Caleb Cushing
   
Caleb Cushing   Name:
Caleb Cushing
Type:
Diplomat
Nationality:
American
Birth:
January 17, 1800
Death:
January 2, 1879
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