An Argument on the Unconstitutionality of Slavery: Embracing an Abstract of the Proceedings of the National and State Conventions on this SubjectSaxton & Peirce, 1841 - 440 páginas |
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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- sons 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- sons 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 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 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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... did annihilate , so far as words could , 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-
... did annihilate , so far as words could , 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-
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