Charles Sumner: “Beyond all question, the National Government, ordained by the…”

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Beyond all question, the National Government, ordained by the Constitution, is not general or universal, but special and particular.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner clarifies that the National Government is not meant to be all-encompassing but rather specific in its powers.

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Consent of the governed necessary in forming new governments of, XII. 298.

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Charles Sumner: “Beyond all question, the National Government, ordained by the Constitution, is not general or universal, but special and…”