The circumstances of the time, perhaps, rendered it necessary; but your Committee cannot fail to observe, that, according to all principles of justice and the established usage of nations, this very determination consummated the right of France to indemnities for non-observance of the treaties.
Here, Sumner critiques the U.S. decision regarding treaties with France, emphasizing the moral obligation to honor international agreements.
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