Charles Sumner: “I adduce them for a more moderate purpose,--simply to put the Senate…”

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I adduce them for a more moderate purpose,--simply to put the Senate on its guard against any assumption of power in this matter.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner advises the Senate to be cautious and vigilant against any overreach of power based on uncertain legal precedents.

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Charles Sumner: “I adduce them for a more moderate purpose,--simply to put the Senate on its guard against any assumption of power in…”