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Even should the bill be taken up, it is probable that all debate upon it will be suppressed by that sovereign silencer,--the previous question.
Said by
Horace Mann
Free Soil · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Mann warns that even if the bill is discussed, it may face suppression of debate.

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