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And yet the President, perversely absorbing to himself all power over the reconstruction of the Rebel States, insists that Congress must accept his work without addition or subtraction.
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Sumner argues against the President's unilateral actions regarding the reconstruction of the Southern states, highlighting the importance of Congressional approval.
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