The Works of Charles Sumner, Zväzok 5Lee and Shepard, 1872 |
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Strana 95
... vote , without giving him a mo- ment for explanation or reply . This glaring outrage upon freedom of debate was redressed by the constitu- ency of Mr. Giddings , who without delay returned him to his seat . From that time the rage of ...
... vote , without giving him a mo- ment for explanation or reply . This glaring outrage upon freedom of debate was redressed by the constitu- ency of Mr. Giddings , who without delay returned him to his seat . From that time the rage of ...
Strana 118
... vote , while there is no such property representation from the Free States . With glaring inequality , the representa- tion of Slave States is founded , first , on " persons , " and , secondly , on a large part of their pretended ...
... vote , while there is no such property representation from the Free States . With glaring inequality , the representa- tion of Slave States is founded , first , on " persons , " and , secondly , on a large part of their pretended ...
Strana 119
... voted up " or " voted down , " according to phrases of the Senator from Illi- nois [ Mr. DOUGLAS ] , for they are above all votes . The very act of voting upon the question of reducing men to bondage is a heinous wrong , for it assumes ...
... voted up " or " voted down , " according to phrases of the Senator from Illi- nois [ Mr. DOUGLAS ] , for they are above all votes . The very act of voting upon the question of reducing men to bondage is a heinous wrong , for it assumes ...
Strana 120
... voted up " or " voted down , " as the few people there see fit , is a novelty , and its partisans , besides a general oblivion of great principles , most strangely for- get the power of Congress " to regulate commerce with foreign ...
... voted up " or " voted down , " as the few people there see fit , is a novelty , and its partisans , besides a general oblivion of great principles , most strangely for- get the power of Congress " to regulate commerce with foreign ...
Strana 181
... voting for it , eight States against it , and the vote of one State being divided ; so that the term " free inhabitants " was left in its full significance , without any distinction of descent or color . The Constitution of the United ...
... voting for it , eight States against it , and the vote of one State being divided ; so that the term " free inhabitants " was left in its full significance , without any distinction of descent or color . The Constitution of the United ...
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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.