In preparing ourselves for this unparalleled contest, we are compelled to look about in every direction to increase our army, to enlarge our navy, and to multiply our financial resources; but at every stage we are encountered by objections in the name of State Rights.
Sumner discusses the challenges faced in expanding military resources due to state rights objections.
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