To cap the climax of this iniquity, a body of men calling themselves the Legislature, but having small title to be considered a legal body, have undertaken to enact a Black Code, separating the two races, in defiance of every principle of Equality.
Sumner condemns the enactment of a Black Code by a questionable legislative body, which he sees as a violation of equality principles.
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