 Religion and humanity had nothing to do with this question. Interest alone is the governing principle with nations. The true question at present is, whether the Southern States shall or shall not be parties to the Union.  James Madison - Page 104by Sydney Howard Gay - 1884 - 342 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Daniel Parker - Constitutional law - 1848 - 172 pages
...exempt the other States from obligation to protect the Southern against them. Religion and humanity had nothing to do with this question. Interest alone...to the Union. If the Northern States consult their interei-t, they will not oppose the increase of slaves, which will increase the commodities of which... | |
 | Daniel Parker - Constitutional law - 1848 - 174 pages
...exempt the other States from obligation to protect the Southern against them. Religion and humanity had nothing to do with this question. Interest alone...principle with nations. The true question at present is, w hether the Southern States- shall or shall not be parties to the Union. If the Northern States consult... | |
 | United States. District Attorney (Pennsylvania : Eastern District) - Fugitive slaves - 1852 - 208 pages
...knots from that time to this. " Religion and humanity," said Rutledge, "have nothing to do with the question. Interest alone is the governing principle...States shall or shall not be parties to the Union." "South Carolina," said Cotesworth Pinckney, " can never receive the plan if it prohibits the slave... | |
 | Samuel Batchelder - History - 1856 - 16 pages
...importation of slaves, Mr. Rutledge of South Carolina said, — " The true question at present is w7hether the Southern States shall or shall not be parties to the Union." Mr. CC Pinckney of South Carolina said, "South Carolina can never receive the plan if it prohibits... | |
 | Arthur Holmes - Political parties - 1859 - 410 pages
...would readily exempt the other States from every obligation to protect the South. Religion and humanity had nothing to do with this question. Interest alone is the governing principle with nations." Mr. Ellsworth said : " Let every State import what it pleases. The morality or wisdom of slavery is... | |
 | Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson - Slavery - 1860 - 32 pages
...American character, to have such a feature in the Constitution. "Mr. RUTLEDGK. Religion and humanity had nothing to do with this question. Interest alone is the governing principle with nations. '] he true question at present is, whether the southern States shall or shall not lie parties to the... | |
 | Hugo Reid - Nova Scotia - 1861 - 328 pages
...morality or wisdom of slavery is a consideration belonging to the States."—"Religion and humanity had nothing to do with this question. Interest alone...the Southern States shall or shall not be parties to this Union." To this threat of withdrawing from the Union, the Northern members succumbed, and, being... | |
 | Nathaniel Carter Towle - Constitutional history - 1861 - 460 pages
...and u would readily exempt other States from the obligation to protect the southern against them." " The true question at present is, whether the southern...States shall or shall not be parties to the Union." Mr. PINCKNEY said — " South Carolina can never receive the plan if it prohibits the slave-trade."... | |
 | Education - 1897 - 678 pages
...sec. 9, el. 1. On this clause again a long debate ensued: RUTLEDOE (SC): ... Religion and humanity had nothing to do with this question. Interest alone...Southern States shall or shall not be parties to the Linion. If the Northern States consult their interest, they will not oppose the Increase of Slaves,... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1863 - 346 pages
...Georgia will never be such fools as to give up so important an interest." " Religion and humanity have nothing to do with this question. Interest alone is the governing principle with nations." In apportioning taxes, he thought three slaves ought to be counted as but one free man; while in apportioning... | |
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