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... labor of the country ; not merely to the labor which was directly employed in agricultural pursuits , but to a review of the whole system of American labor . He discussed the two systems of labor , free and slave , which existed 164 ...
... labor of the country ; not merely to the labor which was directly employed in agricultural pursuits , but to a review of the whole system of American labor . He discussed the two systems of labor , free and slave , which existed 164 ...
Page 165
... labor could not compete successfully with white labor in those avocations in which skill , ingenuity and intellect constitute important elements . Moreover , experience had shown that the negro could not endure the rigors of a Northern ...
... labor could not compete successfully with white labor in those avocations in which skill , ingenuity and intellect constitute important elements . Moreover , experience had shown that the negro could not endure the rigors of a Northern ...
Page 166
... labor . " Mr. Stuart showed that the tendency of the labor of the country , for the past seventy - five years had been to adjust itself with reference to the productions of the different sec- tions ; free labor having acquired the ...
... labor . " Mr. Stuart showed that the tendency of the labor of the country , for the past seventy - five years had been to adjust itself with reference to the productions of the different sec- tions ; free labor having acquired the ...
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... labor in any State of the United States , and shall escape into another State , he or she shall not be discharged from such service or labor in consequence of any regulation subsisting in the State to which they shall escape , but shall ...
... labor in any State of the United States , and shall escape into another State , he or she shall not be discharged from such service or labor in consequence of any regulation subsisting in the State to which they shall escape , but shall ...
Page 175
... labor to supply the defects in the law of 1793. It was believed by the friends of the Union that these compromise measures would remove the agitation of slavery from the halls of Congress , and leave the States in control of their own ...
... labor to supply the defects in the law of 1793. It was believed by the friends of the Union that these compromise measures would remove the agitation of slavery from the halls of Congress , and leave the States in control of their own ...
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Page 449 - I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
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