Charles Sumner: “I do not admit their competency to sit in judgment on us; I plead to…”

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I do not admit their competency to sit in judgment on us; I plead to the jurisdiction.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts his belief that he is not subject to judgment by certain parties, emphasizing his stance on jurisdiction.

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Charles Sumner: “I do not admit their competency to sit in judgment on us; I plead to the jurisdiction.”