From those courts which have solemnly sworn to support the Constitution and that yet treat this provision of it with contempt we appeal to the people, and call upon our friends to remember our civil rights at the ballot-box.
Douglass appeals to the public to uphold civil rights, criticizing the courts for their failure to protect constitutional provisions.
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