On the record
If, in the Providence of God, and in contempt of past judicial rulings, the Supreme Court should finally command it, this Commission, like every other branch of the Government, will obey.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid acknowledges the authority of the Supreme Court and the obligation of the Commission to comply with its commands.
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