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This would give a judge the sole power of deciding the right of property the master claims in his slave, instead of trying that right by a jury, as prescribed by the Constitution.
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Sumner critiques the idea of allowing a judge to unilaterally decide property rights without a jury, as mandated by the Constitution.
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