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The slave, then, can be constitutionally and legally “delivered up” in no other way than “on claim,” by “suit.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “The slave, then, can be constitutionally and legally “delivered up” in no other way than “on claim,” by “suit.”
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Mann contends that the legal process for returning a fugitive slave must adhere to constitutional requirements.
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