The Legion of Liberty!: And Force of Truth, Containing the Thoughts, Words, and Deeds, of Some Prominent Apostles, Champions and MartyrsSold at the Office of the American A.S. Society, 1843 - 380 pages |
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... considered as a so- lemn mockery of , and insult to , that God whose protection we had then implored , and could not fail to hold us up in detestation , and render us contemptible to every true friend of liberty in the world . It was ...
... considered as a so- lemn mockery of , and insult to , that God whose protection we had then implored , and could not fail to hold us up in detestation , and render us contemptible to every true friend of liberty in the world . It was ...
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... considered it as dishonorable and humiliating to enter into compact with the slaves of the south- ern states , as it would with the horses and mules of the eastern . * ELBRIDGE GERRY . The idea of property ought not to be the rule of ...
... considered it as dishonorable and humiliating to enter into compact with the slaves of the south- ern states , as it would with the horses and mules of the eastern . * ELBRIDGE GERRY . The idea of property ought not to be the rule of ...
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... considered as matters of re- venue , but of expense , just after the manner of a stud of supernu merary horses , kept either to indulge the pride or gratify the preju dice of their owner . It is to a conviction of the impolicy and ex ...
... considered as matters of re- venue , but of expense , just after the manner of a stud of supernu merary horses , kept either to indulge the pride or gratify the preju dice of their owner . It is to a conviction of the impolicy and ex ...
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... considered impolitic and unjust . Impolitic , because it cherishes inducements in the master , to whom alone these unfortunate creatures can look for friendship and protection , to aggravate , to tempt , or to entrap the slave into an ...
... considered impolitic and unjust . Impolitic , because it cherishes inducements in the master , to whom alone these unfortunate creatures can look for friendship and protection , to aggravate , to tempt , or to entrap the slave into an ...
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... considered and treated as the lawful property of their masters . Our legislature has duly re- cognised their unalienable right to freedom as rational and accounta- ble beings . This recognition , and the provision made by law for the ...
... considered and treated as the lawful property of their masters . Our legislature has duly re- cognised their unalienable right to freedom as rational and accounta- ble beings . This recognition , and the provision made by law for the ...
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