Charles Sumner: “I have called it an act of war,--war, Sir, made by the Executive…”

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I have called it an act of war,--war, Sir, made by the Executive without the consent of Congress.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner criticizes the unilateral actions of the Executive branch in declaring war without Congressional approval.

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Charles Sumner: “I have called it an act of war,--war, Sir, made by the Executive without the consent of Congress.”