An Argument on the Unconstitutionality of Slavery, Embracing an Abstract of the Proceedings of the National and State Conventions on this SubjectAMS Press, 1973 - 440 páginas |
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... observed that , in the Confederation , there was no provision whatever for its being abolished ; but this Constitution provides that congress may , after twenty years , totally annihilate the slave - trade , and that all the States ...
... observed that , in the Confederation , there was no provision whatever for its being abolished ; but this Constitution provides that congress may , after twenty years , totally annihilate the slave - trade , and that all the States ...
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... observe the distinction be- tween the two words migration and importation . The first part of the clause will extend ... observed there is no authority vested in congress to re- strain the States , in the interval of twenty years , from ...
... observe the distinction be- tween the two words migration and importation . The first part of the clause will extend ... observed there is no authority vested in congress to re- strain the States , in the interval of twenty years , from ...
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... observed , assured the convention of Pennsylvania that congress would have full power to extirpate slavery ... observations of Mr. Wilson , we find that the State of Pennsylvania came into the Union with the express understanding that ...
... observed , assured the convention of Pennsylvania that congress would have full power to extirpate slavery ... observations of Mr. Wilson , we find that the State of Pennsylvania came into the Union with the express understanding that ...
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CHAPTER I | 13 |
CHAPTER II | 36 |
Quotations showing the Character of the People who came | 90 |
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