Charles Sumner: “There is nothing that may be done anywhere under the Rights of War…”

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There is nothing that may be done anywhere under the Rights of War, which may not be done by Congress.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that all actions permissible under the Rights of War can be executed by Congress.

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Charles Sumner: “There is nothing that may be done anywhere under the Rights of War, which may not be done by Congress.”