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Change of Attitude of the Slaveholders by the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850-The First Cases Under the New Law-The Opposition to the Execution of the Law-Establishment of the "Underground"-The Support of the Law by the Political Leaders-The President's Support of the Law-Joshua R. Giddings-Petitions for the Repeal of the Law-The Shadrach Case-The Inves