But even if his pressure for reëlection did not menace the tranquillity of the country, it is important that the personal pretensions he has set up should be exposed, that no President hereafter may venture upon such ways, and no Senator presume to defend them.
He argues that the President's actions must be scrutinized to prevent future abuses of power.
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