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... slaves , as the public good did not require it to be taken from them , and as it was expedient to have as few ... slaves was experienced during the late war . Had slaves been treated as they might have been by the enemy , they would have ...
... slaves , as the public good did not require it to be taken from them , and as it was expedient to have as few ... slaves was experienced during the late war . Had slaves been treated as they might have been by the enemy , they would have ...
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... slaves for their new lands , and will fill that country with slaves if they can be got thro ' South Carolina and Georgia . Slavery discourages arts and manufactures . The poor despise labor when performed by slaves . They prevent the ...
... slaves for their new lands , and will fill that country with slaves if they can be got thro ' South Carolina and Georgia . Slavery discourages arts and manufactures . The poor despise labor when performed by slaves . They prevent the ...
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... slaves . As to Vir- ginia , she will gain by stopping the importations . Her slaves will rise in value , and she has more than she wants . It would be unequal to require South Carolina and Georgia to con- federate on such unequal terms ...
... slaves . As to Vir- ginia , she will gain by stopping the importations . Her slaves will rise in value , and she has more than she wants . It would be unequal to require South Carolina and Georgia to con- federate on such unequal terms ...
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INTRODUCTION | xi |
The Western Problem 176388 | xix |
The Crisis 17726 | xxxiii |
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