...the inalienable rights of immortal souls, and the pure and merciful spirit of the Christian religion. We do not shut our eyes to the difficulties, nay,...dangers, that might beset the immediate abolition of that long-established system. We see and admit the necessity of preparation for so great an event ; but,...

...word, the inalienable rights of immortal souls, and the pure and merciful spirit of Christian religion. We do not shut our eyes to the difficulties, nay, the dangers, that would beset the immediate abolition of that long-established system ; we see and admit the necessity...

...the inalienable rights of immortal souls, and the pure and merciful spirit of the Christian religion. "We do not shut our eyes to the difficulties, nay the dangers, that might British ladies should presume to admonish American women for their backwardness in recognizing a moral...

...the inalienable rights of immortal souls, and the pure and merciful spirit of the Christian religion. . I can add with truth that no one wishes more ardently...see a good system commenced for raising the conditio long-established system. We see and admit the necessity of preparation for so great an event; but,...

...the inalienable rights of immortal souls, and the pure and merciful spirit of the Christian religion. We do not shut our eyes to the difficulties, nay the...dangers, that might beset the immediate abolition of the long-established system; we see and admit the necessity of preparation for so great an event; but...

...voting menfolk. Also like Uncle Tom's Cabin, the address stopped short of advocating emancipation: "[W]e do not shut our eyes to the difficulties, nay,...dangers that might beset the immediate abolition of that long-established system." Despite this refusal to endorse "immediatist" antislavery politics, the Stafford...