Charles Sumner: “The President, from the Executive Mansion at Washington, reaches his…”

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The President, from the Executive Mansion at Washington, reaches his long executive arm into certain States and dictates constitutions.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner describes the President's overreach in dictating state constitutions from Washington, D.C.

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Charles Sumner: “The President, from the Executive Mansion at Washington, reaches his long executive arm into certain States and dictates…”