Charles Sumner: “Here was no concession to State Rights, but a recognition of the power…”

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Here was no concession to State Rights, but a recognition of the power of the people, from whom the Constitution proceeded.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that the Constitution recognizes the power of the people rather than conceding to State Rights.

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Charles Sumner: “Here was no concession to State Rights, but a recognition of the power of the people, from whom the Constitution…”