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I have said, Sir, that our powers here are limited by the Constitution: I may add, also, and the Law in pursuance of the Constitution.
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Sumner asserts that both the Constitution and the law limit the powers of the Senate, emphasizing the rule of law in governance.
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It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
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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