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Andrew Jackson: “Nothing can be more desirable than the uniform operation of the Federal judiciary throughout the several States, all of…”

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Nothing can be more desirable than the uniform operation of the Federal judiciary throughout the several States, all of which, standing on the same footing as members of the Union, have equal rights to the advantages and benefits resulting from its laws.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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Jackson stresses the need for uniform operation of the Federal judiciary across all states to ensure equal rights under the law.

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