Charles Sumner: “Let him now show, if he can, from the records of the National…”

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Let him now show, if he can, from the records of the National Convention, one jot of evidence inclining to any such power.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner demands evidence from a senator regarding the powers of the National Convention, challenging the senator's claims.

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Charles Sumner: “Let him now show, if he can, from the records of the National Convention, one jot of evidence inclining to any such…”