Charles Sumner: “Adding meanness to violation of the Constitution, the Commissioner is…”

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Adding meanness to violation of the Constitution, the Commissioner is bribed by a double fee to pronounce against Freedom.

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Sumner condemns the corruption inherent in the Commissioner's financial incentives to deny freedom.

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Charles Sumner: “Adding meanness to violation of the Constitution, the Commissioner is bribed by a double fee to pronounce against…”