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Mindful of the lowly whom it pursues, mindful of the good men perplexed by its requirements, in the name of Charity, in the name of the Constitution, repeal this enactment, totally and without delay.
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Sumner appeals for the repeal of an unjust law in the name of charity and the Constitution.
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