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Page 69
... you , do ye even so to them ; ' and by the other commandment , Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart , and thy neigh- bor as thyself . " " 6 Mr. President , this memorial is commended by the character [ 69 ]
... you , do ye even so to them ; ' and by the other commandment , Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart , and thy neigh- bor as thyself . " " 6 Mr. President , this memorial is commended by the character [ 69 ]
Page 85
... Lord Mansfield , pronouncing judgment in the great case of Somersett , " is of such a nature , that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons moral or political , but only by positive law . It is so odious , that nothing can be ...
... Lord Mansfield , pronouncing judgment in the great case of Somersett , " is of such a nature , that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons moral or political , but only by positive law . It is so odious , that nothing can be ...
Page 108
... Lord . In all national territories Slavery will be impossible . On the high seas , under the national flag , Slavery will be impossible . In the District of Columbia Slavery will instantly cease . Inspired by these principles , Congress ...
... Lord . In all national territories Slavery will be impossible . On the high seas , under the national flag , Slavery will be impossible . In the District of Columbia Slavery will instantly cease . Inspired by these principles , Congress ...
Page 110
... Lord Chancellor . It was also affirmed on the bench by the latter as Lord Hardwicke . Eng- land was already a Slave State . The following adver- tisement , copied from a London newspaper , the Public Advertiser , of Nov. 22d , 1769 ...
... Lord Chancellor . It was also affirmed on the bench by the latter as Lord Hardwicke . Eng- land was already a Slave State . The following adver- tisement , copied from a London newspaper , the Public Advertiser , of Nov. 22d , 1769 ...
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... Lord Mansfield , with discreditable reluc- tance , sullying his great judicial name , but in trembling obedience to the genius of the British Constitution , pronounced a decree which made the early boast a practical verity , and ...
... Lord Mansfield , with discreditable reluc- tance , sullying his great judicial name , but in trembling obedience to the genius of the British Constitution , pronounced a decree which made the early boast a practical verity , and ...
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