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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... taken , no man need to have been retained in slavery since the adoption of the Con- stitution ; in truth , that there is no legal or rightful slavery in the United States , nor can there be , by any powers either in the State or United ...
... taken , no man need to have been retained in slavery since the adoption of the Con- stitution ; in truth , that there is no legal or rightful slavery in the United States , nor can there be , by any powers either in the State or United ...
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... taken place , but , after it did take place , threw in what weight they could to prevent any alteration in their domestic con- cerns , we have no doubt . And that such per- sous did effect much , and did , perhaps , prevent a general ...
... taken place , but , after it did take place , threw in what weight they could to prevent any alteration in their domestic con- cerns , we have no doubt . And that such per- sous did effect much , and did , perhaps , prevent a general ...
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... , if advantage had been taken of their words by our colored popula- 1 John C. Calhoun , in the senate of the United States , made use of this expression . tion , slavery would have ceased to have existed at STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION . 27.
... , if advantage had been taken of their words by our colored popula- 1 John C. Calhoun , in the senate of the United States , made use of this expression . tion , slavery would have ceased to have existed at STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION . 27.
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... taken place a second time . However much individuals might have wished a different order of things , or however much they may have been mistaken in any of their works , no sooner was the result of their actions understood by the general ...
... taken place a second time . However much individuals might have wished a different order of things , or however much they may have been mistaken in any of their works , no sooner was the result of their actions understood by the general ...
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... the whole slave system . That moment , every slave in the United States was free ; and , if our colored friends had taken CHAPTER III The Argument derived from the Declaration of Indepen- dence, the Confederation, and the Constitution, -
... the whole slave system . That moment , every slave in the United States was free ; and , if our colored friends had taken CHAPTER III The Argument derived from the Declaration of Indepen- dence, the Confederation, and the Constitution, -
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