I fear it does not; and I really should be much better satisfied, if my friend from New York had dealt more boldly with the whole question by providing a court of appeal, composed of the eminent judges of the land, devoted exclusively to appeals, and leaving to other judges the hearing of cases at Nisi Prius.
He expresses dissatisfaction with the current bill and suggests a more robust solution for the Supreme Court's appeal process.
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Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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