Charles Sumner: “Such are precedents of courts and of statutes, showing how completely…”

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Such are precedents of courts and of statutes, showing how completely this power belongs to Congress in the regulation of internal commerce.

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Sumner highlights that precedents from courts and statutes affirm Congress's authority in regulating internal commerce.

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Charles Sumner: “Such are precedents of courts and of statutes, showing how completely this power belongs to Congress in the regulation…”