Strange indeed, if an odious discrimination, without support in the original Common Law or the Constitution, and openly condemned by the Declaration of Independence, can escape judgment by skulking within State lines!
Sumner expresses disbelief that unjust discrimination could evade judgment simply by existing within state boundaries.
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