On the record
Are you aware, Sir, of the extent to which the abrogation of this treaty may affect private interests, and therefore directly raise for the judgment of the courts the question of the validity of your proceeding?
Source
gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Are you aware, Sir, of the extent to which the abrogation of this treaty may affect private interests, and therefore…”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner raises concerns about how the abrogation of a treaty could impact private interests and legal validity.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
Disunion no remedy for grievances of, VII. 33.
Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.
The only Constitutional party and party of freedom, VII. 38.
Slave Power, necessity of political action against the, II. 207.
Other voices in this conversation
