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We hear of homicides in different parts of the State continually, and yet have few convictions, and still fewer executions.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “We hear of homicides in different parts of the State continually, and yet have few convictions, and still fewer…”
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Sumner notes the frequency of homicides in the State, pointing to a lack of legal consequences for such acts.
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