In a rarely-discussed vote in 1803, many federalists sought to abolish the second-highest office in the country.
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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Among the first political parties in America, prominent members of the Democratic-Republican Party included Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
