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Now, my objection is, that the Fugitive Slave law requires the creation of a large body of officers who are not “judges,” but whom it purports to invest with “judicial powers.
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Mann expresses his objection to the Fugitive Slave Law's requirement for non-judicial officers to wield judicial powers.
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