Slavery: Letters and SpeechesB.B. Mussey & Company, 1851 - 564 páginas Tharp collection. |
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... GENTLEMEN ; YOUR Communication of the 16th inst . , being directed to Newton , ( instead of West Newton , where I reside , ) did not reach me until this morning . I thank you cordially for the kind expressions of personal regard with ...
... GENTLEMEN ; YOUR Communication of the 16th inst . , being directed to Newton , ( instead of West Newton , where I reside , ) did not reach me until this morning . I thank you cordially for the kind expressions of personal regard with ...
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... gentlemen , Your friend and servant , HORACE MANN . Hon . THOMAS FRENCH , President ; SAMUEL C. MANN , JOHN K. CORBETT , EDWARD CREHORE , Esqs . , Secretaries , WEST NEWTON , March 21 , 1848 . SPEECH DELIVERED IN THE HOUSE OF ...
... gentlemen , Your friend and servant , HORACE MANN . Hon . THOMAS FRENCH , President ; SAMUEL C. MANN , JOHN K. CORBETT , EDWARD CREHORE , Esqs . , Secretaries , WEST NEWTON , March 21 , 1848 . SPEECH DELIVERED IN THE HOUSE OF ...
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... gentlemen from Vir- ginia [ Mr. Bayly ] has not only contested the power of Congress to legislate on the subject of slavery in the territories , but he has denied the existence of prece- dents to sustain this power . Sir , it would have ...
... gentlemen from Vir- ginia [ Mr. Bayly ] has not only contested the power of Congress to legislate on the subject of slavery in the territories , but he has denied the existence of prece- dents to sustain this power . Sir , it would have ...
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... gentleman . from Virginia [ Mr. BAYLY ] to have denied this adop- tion and these recognitions of the ordinance . I hazard nothing in saying that the ordinance of 1787 has been expressly referred to as valid , or expressly or impliedly ...
... gentleman . from Virginia [ Mr. BAYLY ] to have denied this adop- tion and these recognitions of the ordinance . I hazard nothing in saying that the ordinance of 1787 has been expressly referred to as valid , or expressly or impliedly ...
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... gentleman from Massachusetts has been informed that the number of slaveholders is only 300,000 , then I will tell him his information is utterly false . Mr. MANN . there are ? Will the gentleman tell me how many Ten times as many . Mr ...
... gentleman from Massachusetts has been informed that the number of slaveholders is only 300,000 , then I will tell him his information is utterly false . Mr. MANN . there are ? Will the gentleman tell me how many Ten times as many . Mr ...
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abolish abolitionists alleged fugitive argument authority better bill bondage Carolina carry citizen civil claim clause commissioner common law Congress constitution court crime declared defend deny District of Columbia doctrine dollars duty escape exist extend Free Soil party freedom freeman Fugitive Slave law gentlemen habeas corpus honor human hundred indictment institution judges judicial power jurisdiction jury trial justice labor land language legislation liberty MANN Maryland Massachusetts master means ment Mexico millions moral nation nature never northern offence opinion party passed person political population possession President principles prisoner prohibition punishment question race regard Senate sentiment slaveholders soul South Carolina southern speech square miles statute stealing subject of slavery suppose territories Texas thing thousand tion trial by jury Union United Virginia vote Webster Whig Whig party whole Wilmot proviso words wrong
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Página 57 - He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither.
Página 393 - And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching, throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
Página 57 - Determined to keep open a market where MEN should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or to restrain this execrable commerce.
Página 263 - Third, new States of convenient size, not exceeding four in number, in addition to said State of Texas, and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said State, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provisions of the Federal Constitution.
Página 157 - That, in addition to the provisions of the third paragraph of the second section of the fourth article of the Constitution of the United States...
Página 492 - ... mentioned, shall be conclusive of the right of the person or persons in whose favor granted, to remove such fugitive to the State or Territory from which he escaped, and shall prevent all molestation of such person or persons by any process issued by any court, judge, magistrate, or other person whomsoever.
Página 197 - We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, .... do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Página 115 - Tis thou, thrice sweet and gracious goddess, addressing myself to Liberty, whom all in public or in private worship, whose taste is grateful, and ever will be so, till Nature herself shall change. No tint of words can spot thy snowy mantle...
Página 263 - States as may be formed out of that portion of said territory lying south of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes north latitude, commonly known as the Missouri compromise line, shall be admitted into the Union, with or without slavery, as the people of each State asking admission may desire. And in such State or States as shall be formed out of said territory, north of said Missouri compromise line, slavery or involuntary servitude, (except for crime,) shall be prohibited.
Página 290 - That in controversies respecting property, and in suits between man and man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred.