Charles Sumner: “And the President then declares, that, had these proceedings come to him during the recess of Congress, he should have…”

“And the President then declares, that, had these proceedings come to him during the recess of Congress, he should have felt it his duty, on being satisfied that they emanated from a Convention of delegates elected in point of fact by the People of the State, to issue his proclamation for the admission of the State.”