Not only is this espionage exercised over the mail, but measures are taken to keep the community in ignorance of what is passing abroad in relation to slavery, and what opinions are elsewhere held respecting it.
Tappan describes how the mail system is used to suppress information about slavery, keeping the public uninformed.
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