Charles Sumner: “The power to regulate commerce includes the power to regulate…”

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The power to regulate commerce includes the power to regulate navigation, as connected with the commerce with foreign nations and among the States.

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Massachusetts

Source

Here, Sumner asserts that the power to regulate commerce inherently includes navigation regulations.

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Charles Sumner: “The power to regulate commerce includes the power to regulate navigation, as connected with the commerce with foreign…”