Charles Sumner: “The magistrate who pronounces the decree of Slavery, and the marshal…”

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The magistrate who pronounces the decree of Slavery, and the marshal who enforces it, act in obedience to law.

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Massachusetts

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This statement reflects Sumner's condemnation of those who uphold slavery through legal means, emphasizing their moral culpability.

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Charles Sumner: “The magistrate who pronounces the decree of Slavery, and the marshal who enforces it, act in obedience to law.”