Charles Sumner: “And I come back again to the admission of both Senators, that a treaty…”

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And I come back again to the admission of both Senators, that a treaty can be abrogated only by Act of Congress.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner reiterates the consensus among Senators that treaty abrogation requires an Act of Congress.

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Charles Sumner: “And I come back again to the admission of both Senators, that a treaty can be abrogated only by Act of Congress.”