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On the recordDecember 1, 1839
The safety of the mails requires that such prosecutions shall be efficient, and justice to the citizen whose time is required to be given to the public demands not only that his expenses shall be paid, but that he shall receive a reasonable compensation.
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Martin Van Buren
Democratic · New York

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