Charles Sumner: “Therefore do I insist that these representations are a part of the…”

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Therefore do I insist that these representations are a part of the contract by which the Nation is bound.

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Sumner emphasizes the binding nature of representations made by the nation in contracts.

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Charles Sumner: “Therefore do I insist that these representations are a part of the contract by which the Nation is bound.”