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And now, in eonclusion, I will only add, that I trust I 
have satisfactorily shown that the law in question is im- 
politic, unwise, unjust, cruel, unmerciful, and unconsti- 
tutional ; and I hope that all lovers of justice, all who are 
attached to their country and its institutions, and who de- 
sire to save the Government from committing political 
suicide, will rally to the rescue, hurl from the places they 
disgrace the incompetent, fanatical, and revengeful squad 
that are leading the country to ruin, and put in their stead 
statesmen — patriots who love their country, their whole 
country, and who will labor assiduously to heal the fester- 
ing wounds left by the late unhappy war, promote peace 
and good will, and conduct our beloved country on the 
high road which leads to glory, prosperity, and happiness. 
