This inaugurates in our system of government a new departure, one I believe never before practiced, although it was suggested in conference that some such rules had been adopted in the old slavery times to secure the peaceful and quiet condition of society.
Sherman reflects on a new legislative practice in the U.S. government that he believes is unprecedented.
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