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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... Henry , - 320 CHAPTER XIII . Extracts from Proceedings of Congress on the Adoption of the Amendments , CHAPTER XIV . The Proceedings of Congress on the Presentation of the Petition by the Society of Quakers for the Abolition of Slavery ...
... Henry , - 320 CHAPTER XIII . Extracts from Proceedings of Congress on the Adoption of the Amendments , CHAPTER XIV . The Proceedings of Congress on the Presentation of the Petition by the Society of Quakers for the Abolition of Slavery ...
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... other day , with nothing that deserves to be called an effort to prevent it , - although her Constitution attempts to perpetuate slavery 1 Henry Clay . 6 6 by forbidding the master to emancipate his bondman 26 STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION .
... other day , with nothing that deserves to be called an effort to prevent it , - although her Constitution attempts to perpetuate slavery 1 Henry Clay . 6 6 by forbidding the master to emancipate his bondman 26 STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION .
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... Henry Drayton , of South Carolina , in his charge to the grand jury , inculcated the same sentiments in favor of liberty which were patronized by the ' popu- lar ' leaders ; and , in concluding a charge to the grand jury in 1776 , he ...
... Henry Drayton , of South Carolina , in his charge to the grand jury , inculcated the same sentiments in favor of liberty which were patronized by the ' popu- lar ' leaders ; and , in concluding a charge to the grand jury in 1776 , he ...
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... Henry Vane , got the commission vacated , and the town - meeting of Providence made him the following address : ' From the first beginning of Providence colony you have been a noble and true friend to an outcast and despised people . 1 ...
... Henry Vane , got the commission vacated , and the town - meeting of Providence made him the following address : ' From the first beginning of Providence colony you have been a noble and true friend to an outcast and despised people . 1 ...
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... Henry , and from the Federalist , all tending to show that , while our fathers came to this country for freedom , they meant to transmit this blessing to posterity ; and that they did , for the most part , think they had attained this ...
... Henry , and from the Federalist , all tending to show that , while our fathers came to this country for freedom , they meant to transmit this blessing to posterity ; and that they did , for the most part , think they had attained this ...
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