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Charles Sumner: “Now, Sir, every consideration, every argument, which goes to sustain this great judgment, may be employed against the…”

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Now, Sir, every consideration, every argument, which goes to sustain this great judgment, may be employed against the proposed concession to the States of the power to tax this national institution in any particular, whether directly or indirectly.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner argues against allowing states to tax national institutions, emphasizing the implications of such actions.

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