It is absurd to suppose that the Committee in general charge and superintendence of schools, and in determining the number and qualifications of scholars, may engraft upon the schools a principle of inequality, not only unknown to the Constitution and Laws, but in defiance of their letter and spirit.
Sumner argues against the idea that a committee can impose inequality in schools, which contradicts the Constitution.
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