 | William Dunlap - Literary Criticism - 1836 - 232 pages
...further." — Shakspeare. ''• I never mean, unless some particular circumstances should compel ms to it, to possess another slave by purchase, it being...slavery in this country may be abolished by law." — Washington. "Just Death ! kind umpire of man's miseries." " Our little life is rounded with a sleep."... | |
 | William Dunlap - Literary Criticism - 1836 - 256 pages
...domestic, foreign levy, nothing Can toueh them further." — Shakspearc. '• I never mean, unljss some particular circumstances should compel me to...slave by purchase, it being among my first wishes la see some plan adopted, by which slavery in this country may be abolished by law." — Washington.... | |
 | African Americans - 1836 - 406 pages
...September 9th, 1786. "I never mean, unless some particular circumstance should compel me to it, t» possess another slave by purchase, it being among my first wishes to see some pla» adopted, by which slavery in this country may be abolished by law." STATE OF AFRICA. The Boston... | |
 | Frederick Freeman - African Americans - 1837 - 364 pages
...a letter to John F. Mercer, September 9, 1786, " I never mean, unless some particular circumstance should compel me to it, to possess another slave by...slavery in this country may be abolished by law." ' Mr. JEFFERSON asks, " Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure, when we have removed their... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames - Antislavery movements - 1837 - 716 pages
...scarcely obtain a hearing. — Letter to Lafayette. I never mean, unless some particular circumstance should compel me to it, to possess another slave by...which slavery in this country may be abolished by law. — Letter to John F. Mercer. Because there are, in Pennsylvania, laws for the gradual abolition of... | |
 | William Dunlap - American fiction - 1837 - 440 pages
...steel, nor poison, Malice domestic, foreign levy, nothing Can toueh them further." — Xhakspeare. "I never mean, unless some particular circumstances...wishes to see some plan adopted, by which slavery iu this country may be abolished by law." — Washington. "Just Death ! kind umpire of man's miseries."... | |
 | William Dunlap - American fiction - 1837 - 512 pages
...steel, nor poison, Malice domestic, foreign levy, nothing Can touch them further." — Shakspenre. " I never mean, unless some particular circumstances...slave by purchase, it being among my first wishes Ip see some plan adopted, by which slavery in this country may be abolished by law." — WaMngton.... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames - Antislavery movements - 1837 - 244 pages
...scarcely obtain a hearing. — Letter to Lafayette. _fT never mean, unless some particular circumstance should compel me to it, to possess another slave by...purchase ; it being among my first wishes to see some pZan adopted by which slavery in this country may be abolished by lawf— Letter _ to John F, Mercer.... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1838 - 454 pages
...obtain a hearing."—Letter to Lafayttte. Gen. Washington also wrote to John F. Mercer as follows : " I never mean, unless some particular circumstances...by which slavery, in this country, may be abolished bylaw. - "—Letter to John F. Mercer. These were the sentiments of the father of his-country on this... | |
 | African Americans - 1838 - 400 pages
...September 9, 1786, h« says : " I nevei inean, unless some particular circumstance should compel we to it, to possess another slave by purchase, it being...which slavery in this country may be abolished by law."f The following extract is from a letter to the Marquis de Lafayett«, dated 10f May, 17S6: The... | |
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I never mean, unless some particular circumstances should compel me to it, to possess another slave by purchase, it being among my first wishes to see some plan adopted, by which slavery in this country may be abolished by law. 
