American Slavery: A Reprint of an Article on "Uncle Tom's Cabin", of which a Portion was Inserted in the 206th Number of the "Edinburgh Review"; and of Mr. Sumner's Speech of the 19th and 20th of May, 1856 |
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... slavery , would gradually die out , if it received no reinforcements . A clause was introduced into the Constitution , for- bidding Congress to abolish the slave trade within twenty years , and thereby impliedly giving it power to do so ...
... slavery , would gradually die out , if it received no reinforcements . A clause was introduced into the Constitution , for- bidding Congress to abolish the slave trade within twenty years , and thereby impliedly giving it power to do so ...
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... power suddenly acquired to kill and to plunder , to gratify anger , revenge , and rapacity , with a good conscience . Something like this is felt when the sins of a rival nation are held up to us we revel con- scientiously in the ...
... power suddenly acquired to kill and to plunder , to gratify anger , revenge , and rapacity , with a good conscience . Something like this is felt when the sins of a rival nation are held up to us we revel con- scientiously in the ...
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... slave perfect . " 66 " I confess the harshness of this proposition . As a ... slave from his subjection . " It constitutes the curse of slavery to both the ... power is in no instance usurped , but is conferred by " the law of man , at ...
... slave perfect . " 66 " I confess the harshness of this proposition . As a ... slave from his subjection . " It constitutes the curse of slavery to both the ... power is in no instance usurped , but is conferred by " the law of man , at ...
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... slave of liberty , but it left him hope . It gave to the master full power to ill - treat his slaves , but it also gave to him full power to benefit them . The slave might be instructed , he might have a sort of property , he might have ...
... slave of liberty , but it left him hope . It gave to the master full power to ill - treat his slaves , but it also gave to him full power to benefit them . The slave might be instructed , he might have a sort of property , he might have ...
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... slave owners and slave traders let loose on all who are suspected of being abolitionists . As for the clergy , the most ... power to declare all these laws unconstitutional and void ; which can repeal them and prohibit their reenactment ...
... slave owners and slave traders let loose on all who are suspected of being abolitionists . As for the clergy , the most ... power to declare all these laws unconstitutional and void ; which can repeal them and prohibit their reenactment ...
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