Murphy's 'weeding out' process is exactly the one which the devil would use if he were appointed collector of this port, and that he would perform it on exactly the same principles and with the same objects and results as Mr.
This quote uses a metaphor to criticize a political figure's methods in a humorous yet pointed manner.
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