An Argument on the Unconstitutionality of Slavery: Embracing an Abstract of the Proceedings of the National and State Conventions on this Subject |
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... Confederation , and the Constitution , CHAPTER IV . Quotations showing the Character of the People who came to settle the Country , CHAPTER V. The Proceedings of the National Convention , CHAPTER VI . Quotations from the Federalist ...
... Confederation , and the Constitution , CHAPTER IV . Quotations showing the Character of the People who came to settle the Country , CHAPTER V. The Proceedings of the National Convention , CHAPTER VI . Quotations from the Federalist ...
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... confederation , and , finally , of those who adopted the Constitu- tion . We have seen how that influence has been extended from that time to this , and that by false arguments and false reasonings they have pro- duced the results we ...
... confederation , and , finally , of those who adopted the Constitu- tion . We have seen how that influence has been extended from that time to this , and that by false arguments and false reasonings they have pro- duced the results we ...
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... CONFEDERATION , AND THE CONSTITUTION .. THE Declaration of Independence declares , - " We hold these truths to be self - evident , that all men are created equal ; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights ...
... CONFEDERATION , AND THE CONSTITUTION .. THE Declaration of Independence declares , - " We hold these truths to be self - evident , that all men are created equal ; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights ...
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... Confederation . The Confederation was formed at the com- mencement of the revolutionary war . It was a league among sovereign States for the purpose of repelling a common enemy ; and , as it was formed in anticipation of an arduous ...
... Confederation . The Confederation was formed at the com- mencement of the revolutionary war . It was a league among sovereign States for the purpose of repelling a common enemy ; and , as it was formed in anticipation of an arduous ...
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... Confederation , if this sentence should be construed in its enlarged sense , every slave , if he belonged to the family of man , would have the power of going from one State to another as he listed . He might be deprived of the ...
... Confederation , if this sentence should be construed in its enlarged sense , every slave , if he belonged to the family of man , would have the power of going from one State to another as he listed . He might be deprived of the ...
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