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Page 503
... provision for that purpose in the American Constitution . The provision adopted is direct , posi- tive , and absolute . It describes with precision the person to be surrendered , " as one who being charged , in any state , with treason ...
... provision for that purpose in the American Constitution . The provision adopted is direct , posi- tive , and absolute . It describes with precision the person to be surrendered , " as one who being charged , in any state , with treason ...
Page 506
... provision shows that it was designed merely to limit and restrict the legislative power of the states , not to deprive them of all power to legislate concerning fugitives from slavery . No person held to labor by the laws of one state ...
... provision shows that it was designed merely to limit and restrict the legislative power of the states , not to deprive them of all power to legislate concerning fugitives from slavery . No person held to labor by the laws of one state ...
Page 511
... provision , concerning the surrender of fugitives from labor , be ineffectual , and though Congress have the power to give it effect by legislation , the act of 1793 is void , be- cause it transcends the legislative power of Congress ...
... provision , concerning the surrender of fugitives from labor , be ineffectual , and though Congress have the power to give it effect by legislation , the act of 1793 is void , be- cause it transcends the legislative power of Congress ...
Contents
BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR PAGE Xiij | ix |
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF NEW YORK | 1 |
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES | 51 |
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