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... forces so many good men among ourselves into an open war with the very fundamental principles of civil lib- erty , criticizing the Declaration of Independence , and insist- ing that there is no right principle of action but self ...
... forces so many good men among ourselves into an open war with the very fundamental principles of civil lib- erty , criticizing the Declaration of Independence , and insist- ing that there is no right principle of action but self ...
Page 162
... force itself on , human nature must shud- der at the prospect held up . " Mr. Jefferson did not mean to say , nor do I , that the power of emancipation is in the Federal Government . He spoke of Virginia ; and , as to the power of ...
... force itself on , human nature must shud- der at the prospect held up . " Mr. Jefferson did not mean to say , nor do I , that the power of emancipation is in the Federal Government . He spoke of Virginia ; and , as to the power of ...
Page 164
... force of numbers , to deprive you of some right plainly written down in the Constitution . But we are proposing no such thing . When you make these declarations you have a specific and well - understood allusion to an assumed ...
... force of numbers , to deprive you of some right plainly written down in the Constitution . But we are proposing no such thing . When you make these declarations you have a specific and well - understood allusion to an assumed ...
Page 188
... force , unless force is used against it . My friends , this is wholly an unprepared speech . I did not expect to be called on to say a word when I came here . I supposed I was merely to do something toward raising a flag . I may ...
... force , unless force is used against it . My friends , this is wholly an unprepared speech . I did not expect to be called on to say a word when I came here . I supposed I was merely to do something toward raising a flag . I may ...
Page 189
... force of the soil of any State or Terri- tory , no matter under what pretext , as among the gravest of crimes . I now reiterate these sentiments ; and , in doing so , I only press upon the public attention the most conclusive evidence ...
... force of the soil of any State or Terri- tory , no matter under what pretext , as among the gravest of crimes . I now reiterate these sentiments ; and , in doing so , I only press upon the public attention the most conclusive evidence ...
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