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All the repeal did was to relieve the statute book of an objectionable enactment, unconstitutional in effect and injurious in terms to a large portion of the States.
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gutenberg.orgFranklin Pierce: “All the repeal did was to relieve the statute book of an objectionable enactment, unconstitutional in effect and…”
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Pierce argues that the repeal removed an unconstitutional law that harmed many states.
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