In order to nullify the then existing act of Congress concerning the extradition of fugitives from service, laws were enacted in many States forbidding their officers, under the severest penalties, to participate in the execution of any act of Congress whatever.
Pierce describes how some states enacted laws to nullify federal laws regarding fugitive slaves.
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