Charles Sumner: “I insist, that, in imposing this duty, you not only change the…”

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I insist, that, in imposing this duty, you not only change the existing law, but you depart from the standing policy of republican institutions.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner insists that imposing a new duty not only alters existing law but also contradicts the fundamental principles of republican governance.

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