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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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I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
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