Charles Sumner: “I have said, Sir, that our powers here are limited by the…”

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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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Charles Sumner: “I have said, Sir, that our powers here are limited by the Constitution: I may add, also, and the Law in pursuance of the…”