The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'65; Its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to Exhibit Expecially Its Moral and Political Phases, with the Drift and Progress of American Opinion Respecting Human Slavery, from 1776 to the Close of the War for the Union, Volume 1 |
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... persons , property , and territory , they shall be subject to the gov - R . ernment of the United States , in ... person to be a citizen who holds an he- reditary title . Mr. Howell . CONNECT ... Mr. Sherman .. Mr. Wadsworth ... ay , NEW ...
... persons , property , and territory , they shall be subject to the gov - R . ernment of the United States , in ... person to be a citizen who holds an he- reditary title . Mr. Howell . CONNECT ... Mr. Sherman .. Mr. Wadsworth ... ay , NEW ...
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... person demeaning himself in a peaceable , orderly manner , shall ever be mo- lested on account of his mode of worship ... persons shall be bailable , unless for capital offenses , where the proof shall be evident or the presumption great ...
... person demeaning himself in a peaceable , orderly manner , shall ever be mo- lested on account of his mode of worship ... persons shall be bailable , unless for capital offenses , where the proof shall be evident or the presumption great ...
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... person escaping into the same from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States , such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed , and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor , or ser- vice , as ...
... person escaping into the same from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States , such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed , and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor , or ser- vice , as ...
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... persons , ignorant , humble , and powerless , like themselves ? If , on the other hand , you consider them prop- erty - mere chattels personal - why oppression of their European brethren . " - The Federalist , vol . i . , p . 276 . The ...
... persons , ignorant , humble , and powerless , like themselves ? If , on the other hand , you consider them prop- erty - mere chattels personal - why oppression of their European brethren . " - The Federalist , vol . i . , p . 276 . The ...
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... persons . The true state of the case is , that they partake of both these qualities , being considered by our laws in some respects as persons , and in other respects as property . In being compelled to labor , not merely for himself ...
... persons . The true state of the case is , that they partake of both these qualities , being considered by our laws in some respects as persons , and in other respects as property . In being compelled to labor , not merely for himself ...
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