| Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society - African Americans - 1846 - 510 pages
...Abolition of the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia, was at its height. These were as follows : " Whereas, the traffic now prosecuted in this Metropolis...our country throughout Christendom, and a serious hindrance to the progress of Republican Liberty among the Nations of the earth. Therefore, Resolved,... | |
| United States. Congress. House - United States - 1849 - 796 pages
...in this metropolis of the republic in human beings as chattels is contrary to natural justice and to the fundamental principles of our political system,...our country throughout Christendom, and a serious hindrance to the progress of republican liberty among the nations of the earth: therefore, Resolved,... | |
| Antislavery movements - 1852 - 98 pages
...trade was "contrary to natural justice and the fundamental principles of our own political system, notoriously a reproach to our country throughout Christendom,...republican liberty among the nations of the earth." It was carried by a vote of 98 to 87 ; but an adjournment having taken place on the motion of one of... | |
| Joshua Reed Giddings - Slavery - 1853 - 538 pages
...this metropolis of the republic in human beings, as chattels, is contrary to natural justice and to the fundamental principles of our political system,...our country throughout Christendom, and a serious hindrance to the progress of republican liberty among the nations of the earth." IT To language thus... | |
| United States. Congress. House - United States - 1859 - 732 pages
...preamble and resolution, viz: Whereas the chattelizing of humanity and the holding of persons as property is contrary to natural justice and the fundamental...is notoriously a reproach to our country throughout the civilized world, and a serious hindrance to the progress of republican liberty among the nations... | |
| David W. Bartlett - 1860 - 356 pages
...the following resolution : " Whereas, The traffic now prosecuted in this metropolis of the Eepublic, in human beings, as chattels, is contrary to natural...a reproach to our country throughout Christendom., $ a serious hinderance to the progress of republican liberty among the nations of the earth : Therefore,... | |
| Samuel M. Wolfe - Slavery - 1860 - 286 pages
...dissolution of the Union. WHEREAS the chattelizing of humanity and the holding of persons as property is contrary to natural justice and the fundamental...is notoriously a reproach to our country throughout the civilized world, and a serious hindrance to the progress of republican liberty among the nations... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...District. The language used was as follows : 10 WHEREAS, The traffic now prosecuted in this metropolis oi" the Republic in human beings, as chattels, is contrary...our country throughout Christendom, and a serious hindrance to the progress of republican liberty among the nations of the earth : Therefore, Resolved,... | |
| Joshua Reed Giddings - United States - 1864 - 506 pages
...traffic now prosecuted in the metropolis of this republic, in human beings as chattels, is contrary to justice and the fundamental principles of our political...our country throughout Christendom, and a serious hindrance to the progress of republican liberty among the nations of the earth ; therefore, " Resolved,... | |
| Joshua Reed Giddings - United States - 1864 - 522 pages
...Whereas, The chattelizing of humanity, and holding of persons as property, is contrary to national justice and the fundamental principles of our political...is notoriously a reproach to our country throughout the civilized world, and a serious hindrance to the progress of republican liberty among the nations... | |
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