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The offensive provision in the bill is in its form a legislative anomaly, utterly wanting the natural directness and simplicity of an honest transaction.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The offensive provision in the bill is in its form a legislative anomaly, utterly wanting the natural directness and…”
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Sumner criticizes the legislative language of a bill as convoluted and dishonest.
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