Charles Sumner: “That such acts constituted “levying of war,” within the meaning of the…”

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That such acts constituted “levying of war,” within the meaning of the Constitution, is too plain for argument.

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Sumner argues that the actions taken by the rebels clearly constituted 'levying of war' as defined by the Constitution.

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Charles Sumner: “That such acts constituted “levying of war,” within the meaning of the Constitution, is too plain for argument.”