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Mr. L. Martin [Maryland], proposed to vary the sect: 4. art VII so as to allow a prohibition or tax on the importation of slaves. 1. As five slaves are to be counted as 3 free men in the apportionment of Representatives; such a clause wd. (would) leave an encouragement to this trafic. 2 slaves weakened one part of the Union which the other parts were bound to protect: the privilege of importing them was therefore unreasonable--3. it was inconsistent with the principles of the revolution and dishonorable to the American character to have such a feature in the Constitution.
Martin is against which of the following?
a. The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
b. Presidential Election Compromise
c. Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
d. Three-fifths Compromise
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