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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... possessed , or rather to the unfaithful application of their power to other points , on which it was expected to act for the limitation and extirpation of slavery , that the hopes of our fathers have not been realized . Slavery has ...
... possessed , or rather to the unfaithful application of their power to other points , on which it was expected to act for the limitation and extirpation of slavery , that the hopes of our fathers have not been realized . Slavery has ...
Page 83
... obligation attached to both parties , while there appears to be none in the word " held . " A person may hold a thing without his possessing any right for so doing , and we believe this distinction was noticed at THE ARGUMENT . 83.
... obligation attached to both parties , while there appears to be none in the word " held . " A person may hold a thing without his possessing any right for so doing , and we believe this distinction was noticed at THE ARGUMENT . 83.
Page 99
... possesses and can possess nothing ; consequently he cannot owe any thing ; and that it was in view of these facts the clause was per- mitted to pass . Consequently , whether a slave was brought from the South to the North by his master ...
... possesses and can possess nothing ; consequently he cannot owe any thing ; and that it was in view of these facts the clause was per- mitted to pass . Consequently , whether a slave was brought from the South to the North by his master ...
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... possessing an aristocratic feeling , knew the principles they advocated were destructive to their interest , they , possessing no bondmen , and depending upon legis- lative enactments to maintain their dignity , con- stantly found ...
... possessing an aristocratic feeling , knew the principles they advocated were destructive to their interest , they , possessing no bondmen , and depending upon legis- lative enactments to maintain their dignity , con- stantly found ...
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... ventions , as a reason why the Constitution should be adopted , that it had given congress a power over the subject that was not possessed under the Confederation . Without , however , stopping here to argue THE NATIONAL CONVENTION . 115.
... ventions , as a reason why the Constitution should be adopted , that it had given congress a power over the subject that was not possessed under the Confederation . Without , however , stopping here to argue THE NATIONAL CONVENTION . 115.
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