Charles Sumner: “We can simply speak of its existence, for the President himself has…”

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We can simply speak of its existence, for the President himself has imparted that to Congress and to the country.

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Sumner states that the existence of the treaty has been acknowledged by the President to Congress and the public.

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Charles Sumner: “We can simply speak of its existence, for the President himself has imparted that to Congress and to the country.”