Charles Sumner: “Surely not by that of the President: this is not alleged: but by the…”

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Surely not by that of the President: this is not alleged: but by the understanding of the Supreme Court.

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Sumner distinguishes between the understanding of the Constitution by the President and that of the Supreme Court.

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Charles Sumner: “Surely not by that of the President: this is not alleged: but by the understanding of the Supreme Court.”