Charles Sumner: “As there is no ground in the Constitution for this pretension, so is…”

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As there is no ground in the Constitution for this pretension, so is there none in reason.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues against the notion that the Post-Office must be self-supporting, emphasizing constitutional and rational grounds.

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Charles Sumner: “As there is no ground in the Constitution for this pretension, so is there none in reason.”