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If the rule is not justly within our reach, pray, Sir, why are we asked to vote on a bill concerning the competency of witnesses, and with a section expressly regulating the whole subject?
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Sumner challenges the legitimacy of voting on a bill about witness competency when the rule is not justly within reach.
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