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If introduced there at all, it is as a bale of goods is introduced, or as an ox or a horse is brought within their purlieus, for the purpose of trying some disputed question of identity or ownership.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “If introduced there at all, it is as a bale of goods is introduced, or as an ox or a horse is brought within their…”
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He compares the treatment of enslaved individuals to that of goods, emphasizing their lack of humanity in legal contexts.
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