The Works of Charles Sumner, Zväzok 5Lee and Shepard, 1872 |
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Strana 10
... South Carolina naturally take the lead . Following Mr. Calhoun , who pronounced Slavery " the most solid and durable foundation on which to rear free and stable political institutions , " 1 and Mr. McDuffie , who did not shrink from ...
... South Carolina naturally take the lead . Following Mr. Calhoun , who pronounced Slavery " the most solid and durable foundation on which to rear free and stable political institutions , " 1 and Mr. McDuffie , who did not shrink from ...
Strana 11
... South Carolina , that " the institution of Domestic Slavery supersedes the necessity of an order of nobility . " 5 ― 1 Speech in the Senate , February 29 , 1860 : Congressional Globe , 36th Cong . 1st Sess . , p . 917 . 2 Speech in the ...
... South Carolina , that " the institution of Domestic Slavery supersedes the necessity of an order of nobility . " 5 ― 1 Speech in the Senate , February 29 , 1860 : Congressional Globe , 36th Cong . 1st Sess . , p . 917 . 2 Speech in the ...
Strana 13
... South Carolina ; and , lastly , in unmasking the Crime against Kansas . On all these occasions , where I spoke at length , I said too little of the character of Slavery , - partly because other topics were presented , and partly from a ...
... South Carolina ; and , lastly , in unmasking the Crime against Kansas . On all these occasions , where I spoke at length , I said too little of the character of Slavery , - partly because other topics were presented , and partly from a ...
Strana 17
... South Carolina , whose voice for Slavery has always unerr- ing distinctiveness . According to the definition sup- plied by this State , slaves " shall be deemed , held , taken , reputed , and adjudged in law to be chattels personal in ...
... South Carolina , whose voice for Slavery has always unerr- ing distinctiveness . According to the definition sup- plied by this State , slaves " shall be deemed , held , taken , reputed , and adjudged in law to be chattels personal in ...
Strana 18
... South Carolina , Vol . VII . p . 397 , Act No. 670 , sec . 1 . 2 Civil Code , Art . 35 . 3 Laws of Maryland , Acts of 1798 , Ch . CI . xii . 12 . 4 Stroud , Law relating to Slavery , pp . 22 , 23 . use of his master , to whose behests ...
... South Carolina , Vol . VII . p . 397 , Act No. 670 , sec . 1 . 2 Civil Code , Art . 35 . 3 Laws of Maryland , Acts of 1798 , Ch . CI . xii . 12 . 4 Stroud , Law relating to Slavery , pp . 22 , 23 . use of his master , to whose behests ...
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Strana 52 - The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, — the most unremitting despotism on the one part and degrading submissions on the other.
Strana 278 - ... that learning may not be buried in the grave of our fathers in the Church and Commonwealth, the Lord assisting our endeavors, — "It is therefore ordered, That every township in. this jurisdiction, after the Lord hath increased them •to the number of fifty householders, shall then forthwith appoint one within their town to teach all such children as shall resort to him to write and read...
Strana 500 - Congress, banishing all feelings of mere passion or resentment, will recollect only its duty to the whole country ; that this war is not waged upon our part in any spirit of oppression nor for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, nor purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of those States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution, and to preserve the Union with all the dignity, equality and rights of the several States unimpaired ;...
Strana 112 - The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only...
Strana 218 - First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," was originally used in the resolutions presented to Congress on the death of Washington, December, 1799.
Strana 251 - We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and that to secure these rights governments are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Strana 339 - Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strife; Ring in the nobler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws.
Strana 226 - God that made the world and all things therein * * * hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth...
Strana 80 - I am in earnest. I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch. AND I WILL BE HEARD.
Strana 123 - ... it becomes our duty, by legislation, whenever such legislation is necessary, to maintain this provision of the Constitution against all attempts to violate it; and we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, or of any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States.