The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page lix
... crime in New York , and sent to the state prison at Sing Sing . The master urged his petition on the ground that it would relieve the state of the expense of the slave's imprisonment ; and he presented the record of a case where a slave ...
... crime in New York , and sent to the state prison at Sing Sing . The master urged his petition on the ground that it would relieve the state of the expense of the slave's imprisonment ; and he presented the record of a case where a slave ...
Page lxiv
... crimes contemplated by the constitution of the United States in its provisfons authorizing the demand of fugitives from ... crime , without a perversion both of rea- son and justice . Still further , though slavery was left by the con ...
... crimes contemplated by the constitution of the United States in its provisfons authorizing the demand of fugitives from ... crime , without a perversion both of rea- son and justice . Still further , though slavery was left by the con ...
Page lxvi
... crime which should appear to have been committed by the offender in effecting his own escape , or that of another from slavery . In connection with this subject , it may be added that Gov. Seward always maintained the ...
... crime which should appear to have been committed by the offender in effecting his own escape , or that of another from slavery . In connection with this subject , it may be added that Gov. Seward always maintained the ...
Page lxx
... crime of murder . When he had the pleasure of securing a verdict which reduced the crime to manslaughter , in opposition to the opinion of the court , he declined to receive any compensation for his successful effort in behalf of the ...
... crime of murder . When he had the pleasure of securing a verdict which reduced the crime to manslaughter , in opposition to the opinion of the court , he declined to receive any compensation for his successful effort in behalf of the ...
Page lxxi
... crime was committed in a morbid state of mind . The case clearly fell within a class which medical writers designate under the general name of moral insanity . Gov. Seward procured , at his own expense , the scientific witnesses ...
... crime was committed in a morbid state of mind . The case clearly fell within a class which medical writers designate under the general name of moral insanity . Gov. Seward procured , at his own expense , the scientific witnesses ...
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