Charles Sumner: “Beside being irrational and inhuman on its face, it practically…”

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Beside being irrational and inhuman on its face, it practically authorizes the surrender of fugitive slaves beyond any constitutional obligation.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner condemns an order that allows the capture of fugitive slaves, highlighting its moral and constitutional failings.

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Charles Sumner: “Beside being irrational and inhuman on its face, it practically authorizes the surrender of fugitive slaves beyond any…”