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But another difficulty now stares us in the face, which, in the present state of public opinion, we cannot conquer: I allude to the subject of allowing the freedmen to give testimony in our courts.
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Sumner highlights the challenges of allowing freedmen to testify in court due to prevailing public opinion.
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