Charles Sumner: “In the case of seizure, the fugitive, reversing the proceedings, might…”

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In the case of seizure, the fugitive, reversing the proceedings, might institute process against his master, and appeal to a Court and Jury.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner notes that a fugitive slave could counteract a seizure by taking legal action against their master.

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