President, to oppose all enactments by Congress on the subject of fugitive slaves, as a flagrant violation of the Constitution; especially must I oppose the last act, as a tyrannical usurpation, kindred in character to the Stamp Act, which our fathers indignantly refused to obey.
Sumner vehemently opposes congressional actions regarding fugitive slaves, equating them to historical injustices.
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