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And, Sir, when the veteran Senator has found a power in the Constitution where none exists, and has set aside the right of Trial by Jury in a suit at Common Law, then let him answer yet another objection.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “And, Sir, when the veteran Senator has found a power in the Constitution where none exists, and has set aside the right…”
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Here, Sumner argues against a senator's interpretation of the Constitution regarding the right to trial by jury, asserting that such a power cannot be found.
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