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But the hardship and absurdity of this rule, apparent in the case of a counterfeiter surrounded by colored accomplices, arise in every other case of crime.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “But the hardship and absurdity of this rule, apparent in the case of a counterfeiter surrounded by colored accomplices…”
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Sumner points out the broader implications of excluding colored witnesses, arguing that it creates hardships in all criminal cases.
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