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Worse than poisoned bowl or dagger was the certificate of a commissioner, allowed, without interruption, to continue his dreadful trade.
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Sumner critiques the legal mechanisms that facilitate the return of escaped slaves, comparing them to lethal weapons.
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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
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