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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... void , and , if carried into execution , are in di- rect violation of the Constitution of our country . To say our fathers guaranteed slavery to the - South , is advancing a doctrine so opposed to 14 STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION .
... void , and , if carried into execution , are in di- rect violation of the Constitution of our country . To say our fathers guaranteed slavery to the - South , is advancing a doctrine so opposed to 14 STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION .
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... carried out , ( and they have been carried out , ) would introduce a tyranny as much worse than any existing in the several lands from which they came as can be well conceived ; or that our fathers , who took an active part in our ...
... carried out , ( and they have been carried out , ) would introduce a tyranny as much worse than any existing in the several lands from which they came as can be well conceived ; or that our fathers , who took an active part in our ...
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... have committed ; and we find that those who took the most active part in that struggle , and by whose influence it was in the main carried . on , were thwarted and prevented from doing as they 2 * STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION . 17.
... have committed ; and we find that those who took the most active part in that struggle , and by whose influence it was in the main carried . on , were thwarted and prevented from doing as they 2 * STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION . 17.
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... carry out this idea to its fullest extent ; and it is evident that one of the obstacles in the way of obtaining this universal liberty was the trade and traffic in slaves . They felt its injuri- ous effects ; and Mr. Jefferson made it ...
... carry out this idea to its fullest extent ; and it is evident that one of the obstacles in the way of obtaining this universal liberty was the trade and traffic in slaves . They felt its injuri- ous effects ; and Mr. Jefferson made it ...
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... carried on , nor , so far as human observation can be made , could it have been successfully terminated ; and that it was not the liberty of the mass , a disen- thraldom of the state from a foreign power , an independency of government ...
... carried on , nor , so far as human observation can be made , could it have been successfully terminated ; and that it was not the liberty of the mass , a disen- thraldom of the state from a foreign power , an independency of government ...
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