When the veteran Senator of Virginia has answered this objection, when he is able to find in the Constitution a power which is not to be found, and to make us see what is not to be seen, then let him answer another objection.
Sumner challenges a senator to find constitutional powers that do not exist, emphasizing the absurdity of the senator's claims.
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