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One of the most inestimable of constitutional privileges is TRIAL BY JURY; and this, as we have seen, is trampled under foot with impunity, at the mandate of the slaveholders.
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Lewis Tappan
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Tappan emphasizes the fundamental right to a trial by jury, which he argues is being violated in the context of slavery.
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