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Adams, in reply, exclaimed: "If this is true,--if a member is there made amenable to the Grand Jury for words spoken in debate,--I thank God I am not a citizen of South Carolina!
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Quincy expresses relief at not being subject to legal repercussions for his speech in Congress.
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