Charles Sumner: “Again, the Act is unconstitutional in the unprecedented and tyrannical…”

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Again, the Act is unconstitutional in the unprecedented and tyrannical powers it confers upon Commissioners.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that the Act grants unconstitutional and tyrannical powers to officials, undermining justice.

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Charles Sumner: “Again, the Act is unconstitutional in the unprecedented and tyrannical powers it confers upon Commissioners.”