Charles Sumner: “And yet the State of New Jersey asserts the power of closing a highway…”

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And yet the State of New Jersey asserts the power of closing a highway of the Union.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner criticizes New Jersey's claim to restrict access to a national highway, highlighting the conflict between state and federal authority.

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Charles Sumner: “And yet the State of New Jersey asserts the power of closing a highway of the Union.”