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But by what rule or reason can you tax such a messenger in his great and beautiful office?
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “But by what rule or reason can you tax such a messenger in his great and beautiful office?”
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Sumner questions the justification for taxing the Post-Office in its noble function.
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