The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page 37
... slave state . The means adopted , and the outrages , arsons and mur- ders committed in the attempt , are still recent and well impressed on the public mind . At the ... slave law and all the acts of this THE AGGRESSIVE ACTS OF SLAVERY . 37.
... slave state . The means adopted , and the outrages , arsons and mur- ders committed in the attempt , are still recent and well impressed on the public mind . At the ... slave law and all the acts of this THE AGGRESSIVE ACTS OF SLAVERY . 37.
Page 48
... slaves . Scott relied on facts mutually admitted - that he was formerly a slave in Mis- souri ; was taken in 1834 , by his then master , to Illinois , and held there in servitude two years , and was thence taken to the territory west of ...
... slaves . Scott relied on facts mutually admitted - that he was formerly a slave in Mis- souri ; was taken in 1834 , by his then master , to Illinois , and held there in servitude two years , and was thence taken to the territory west of ...
Page 74
... slave code for the territories , or that the slave trade be reƶpened , a few presses and many timid citizens seemed contented to ignore the issues of the day and to be satisfied with vague resolutions concerning the integrity of the ...
... slave code for the territories , or that the slave trade be reƶpened , a few presses and many timid citizens seemed contented to ignore the issues of the day and to be satisfied with vague resolutions concerning the integrity of the ...
Page 87
... slave states . Boston and New York con- tinued busily plying the African slave trade . African slavery being thus established and continually enlarged , voluntary white free emigration practically ceased . The states afterwards divided ...
... slave states . Boston and New York con- tinued busily plying the African slave trade . African slavery being thus established and continually enlarged , voluntary white free emigration practically ceased . The states afterwards divided ...
Page 103
... slave , any one of them to make a slave , any one of them to hold a slave , or consent that any foot of their territory shall be trodden by a slave , or by a man who is not equal to every other man in the view of the constitution and of ...
... slave , any one of them to make a slave , any one of them to hold a slave , or consent that any foot of their territory shall be trodden by a slave , or by a man who is not equal to every other man in the view of the constitution and of ...
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