Thus this provision is a compact in language, a compact in nature, and a compact in its whole history; as we have already seen, it is a compact according to the intentions of our fathers and the genius of our institutions.
Sumner argues that the provision in question is fundamentally a compact, reflecting the intentions of the Founding Fathers and the nature of American institutions.
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