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In regard to this Fugitive Slave act, is it not astonishing that men should ever ask the question, Does the constitution demand the trial by jury? instead of the question, Will the constitution allow it?
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Mann questions the focus on constitutional requirements for jury trials in the context of the Fugitive Slave Act.
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