Opinion of Chief Justice Hornblower, on the Fugitive Slave law
Publisher: [s.n.]
Published: 1851
Place of publication: New Jersey?
Language: eng
Subjects: Slavery; Law and legislation; Constitutional law; United States
Description: Consists of the beginning of the opinion in the case of New Jersey v. The sheriff of Burlington, deciding that federal fugitive slave laws are unconstitutional; concludes with quotations including excerpts from an 1850 speech by Webster, and from letters by Webster and Hornblower.
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"... given fifteen years ago ... New Jersey Superior Court, February Term, 1836"--p. [1].

Printed in double columns.