 | Literature - 1887 - 984 pages
...family back to Missouri. In this HARRIET, WIFE OF DRED SCOTT. our Declaration of Independence, that " the state of slavery is of such a nature that it is...reasons, moral or political, but only positive law. . . . It is so odious that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law." The learned chief-justice... | |
 | Great Britain. Courts - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 730 pages
...liberty, inasmuch as the law of England did not recognise L the state of slavery. Lord MANSFIELD says, " The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is...introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law." It is incumbent on the plaintiff in this case, therefore, to show, that at the time... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Antislavery movements - 1874 - 542 pages
...true rule of interpretation. " The 1 Hoare's Memoirs of Sharp, p. 38. state of Slavery," he said, " is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons moral or political, but only by positive law It' is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law."1 Therefore... | |
 | Sir Robert Phillimore - International law - 1871 - 800 pages
...which is mentioned below, contains a summary of these cases. («) Edeti's Chtmeery Report*, p. 126. " in different countries. The state of slavery is of...introduced on any reasons, moral " or political, but only by positive law, which preserves its force " long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself from... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Slavery - 1871 - 564 pages
...state of Slavery," said Lord Mansfield, pronouncing judgment in the great case of Sommersett, " is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law It is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it but POSITIVE LAW."1 And... | |
 | L. U. Reavis - Biography & Autobiography - 1872 - 598 pages
...Mansfield declared it in these memorable words : We canuot direct the law ; the law must direct us. * * * The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is...introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself, whence... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Antislavery movements - 1872 - 534 pages
...It begins with the great words of Lord Mansfield, who, in the memorable case of Somerset, said : " The state of Slavery is of such a nature that it is...introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law. .... It is so odious that nothing can be suffered to support it but POSITIVE LAW."... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Antislavery movements - 1872 - 512 pages
..."The state of Slavery," said Lord Mansfield, pronouncing judgment in the great case of Somerset, " is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but i only by positive law. It is so odious that nothing can be suffered to support it but POSITIVE LAW,"... | |
 | Charles Edwards Lester - Abolitionists - 1874 - 644 pages
...The state of Slavery," said Lord Mansfield, pronouncing judgment in the great case of Somersett, " is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons moral or political, but only by positive laiv. It is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it but POSITIVE LAW." And... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Samuel Freeman Miller - Law reports, digests, etc - 1875 - 848 pages
...recognized by the law of [*498J the country where it is used. The power of the master over his slave has been extremely different in different countries."...introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law, which preserves its force .long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself, from... | |
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The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law... 
