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Now, on principle and authority, a claim for the delivery of a fugitive slave is a suit at Common Law, and is embraced naturally and necessarily in this class of judicial proceedings.
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Sumner argues that claims for the return of fugitive slaves should be recognized as legal suits under Common Law, framing it within judicial proceedings.
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