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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... independence was gained , took no active interest in it , and would have been very glad had no change taken place , but , after it did take place , threw in what weight they could to prevent any alteration in their domestic con- cerns ...
... independence was gained , took no active interest in it , and would have been very glad had no change taken place , but , after it did take place , threw in what weight they could to prevent any alteration in their domestic con- cerns ...
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... Independence : ' We hold these truths to be self - evident , that all men are created equal ; that they are en- dowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights ; and that among these are life , liberty , and the pursuit of ...
... Independence : ' We hold these truths to be self - evident , that all men are created equal ; that they are en- dowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights ; and that among these are life , liberty , and the pursuit of ...
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... independence ; and we think it can now be sufficiently shown the system has never been by law established , but that ways have been provided for its final extirpation . Such being the case , nothing but the supineness of those , both ...
... independence ; and we think it can now be sufficiently shown the system has never been by law established , but that ways have been provided for its final extirpation . Such being the case , nothing but the supineness of those , both ...
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... Independence , who formed the 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 ...
... Independence , who formed the 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 ...
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... Independence and it was approved by the committee who were appointed to make this draft— that Great Britain should have forced these people upon them in the manner she did , against the STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION . 33.
... Independence and it was approved by the committee who were appointed to make this draft— that Great Britain should have forced these people upon them in the manner she did , against the STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION . 33.
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