Within a few days the Senator has voted for a bill to punish the fraudulent counterfeiting of postage stamps; but suppose the counterfeiter does his work in the presence of colored persons and nobody else, where, under the proposed rule, will the Senator find the evidence required to carry the law into effect?
Sumner highlights the absurdity of enforcing laws that may not have adequate evidence due to racial discrimination.
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