The marshal of the district is openly charged with making the arrest of the alleged fugitive under the fraudulent pretence that he was a criminal,--a scandalous device, which no honest man can regard without reprobation.
Sumner condemns the marshal for allegedly arresting a fugitive under false pretenses, calling it a scandalous act.
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