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To my mind nothing has been plainer from the beginning than the jurisdiction of Congress.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “To my mind nothing has been plainer from the beginning than the jurisdiction of Congress.”
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Sumner asserts the clear authority of Congress in legislative matters.
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