Unquestionably the fugitive clause of the Constitution, whether applicable to fugitive slaves or not, was never intended to confer power upon Congress, but was simply a compact, to receive such interpretation as the States where it was enforced might choose to adopt.
Sumner contends that the fugitive clause of the Constitution was never meant to empower Congress, but rather to serve as a compact subject to state interpretation.
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