Charles Sumner: “But in regulating commerce with foreign nations, the power of Congress…”

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But in regulating commerce with foreign nations, the power of Congress does not stop at the jurisdictional lines of the several States.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes that Congress's regulatory power over foreign commerce extends beyond state boundaries.

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