Charles Sumner: “It contains no compact, no promise, no vested right, nothing which may…”

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It contains no compact, no promise, no vested right, nothing which may not be changed, if the public interests require.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that the Military Bill does not contain any binding commitments that cannot be altered for public interest.

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Charles Sumner: “It contains no compact, no promise, no vested right, nothing which may not be changed, if the public interests require.”