If the Report of the State Department is a confession, that of the Navy Department is an authentic record of acts flagrant and indefensible,--unless we are ready to set aside the Law of Nations and the Constitution of the United States, two paramount safeguards.
Sumner asserts that the actions of the Navy Department are indefensible unless they adhere to international law and the Constitution.
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