Charles Sumner: “Let this pretension find place in the Constitution, and the guaranty…”

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Let this pretension find place in the Constitution, and the guaranty clause will be restricted in operation.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner critiques a constitutional pretension that could limit the enforcement of rights.

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Charles Sumner: “Let this pretension find place in the Constitution, and the guaranty clause will be restricted in operation.”