Charles Sumner: “War cannot be justified merely on a technicality; nor can the…”

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War cannot be justified merely on a technicality; nor can the concession of ocean belligerency to rebels without a port or prize court.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that war and concessions to rebels cannot be justified by mere legal technicalities.

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Charles Sumner: “War cannot be justified merely on a technicality; nor can the concession of ocean belligerency to rebels without a port…”