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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... is asked how it is , then , that that which was considered so great an evil , at the time of which we are speaking , should in so short a time become to be considered of so much utility that it STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION . 19.
... is asked how it is , then , that that which was considered so great an evil , at the time of which we are speaking , should in so short a time become to be considered of so much utility that it STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION . 19.
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... speak thus of our constitutional fathers , they do not justify the dereliction from principles . into which they were betrayed , when they imparted to the works of their hands any power to contribute to the continuance of such a system ...
... speak thus of our constitutional fathers , they do not justify the dereliction from principles . into which they were betrayed , when they imparted to the works of their hands any power to contribute to the continuance of such a system ...
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... speak , a form and substance . The repeated dis- cussions on the subject throughout the colonies , for a series of years , had matured and brought out the idea in prominent relief . The idea this land should be the land of the free ...
... speak , a form and substance . The repeated dis- cussions on the subject throughout the colonies , for a series of years , had matured and brought out the idea in prominent relief . The idea this land should be the land of the free ...
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... speaking of the law relating to marriages , he observes , " The benevolence of the early Puritans appears from other examples . Their thoughts were always fixed on posterity . Domestic discipline was highly valued ; but , if the law was ...
... speaking of the law relating to marriages , he observes , " The benevolence of the early Puritans appears from other examples . Their thoughts were always fixed on posterity . Domestic discipline was highly valued ; but , if the law was ...
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... Speaking of the population of Virginia , Mr. Ban- croft remarks , - " But the distinctions of society were more marked by the character of the plebeian population of Virginia . Many of them had reached the shores of Virginia as servants ...
... Speaking of the population of Virginia , Mr. Ban- croft remarks , - " But the distinctions of society were more marked by the character of the plebeian population of Virginia . Many of them had reached the shores of Virginia as servants ...
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