The Legion of Liberty: And Force of Truth, Containing the Thoughts, Words, and Deeds of Some Prominent Apostles, Champions and MartyrsAmerican Anti-slavery Society, 1857 - 336 pages |
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... Nation paid in 1834 , $ 88000 000 towards remunerating the West India Planters for about 800,000 slaves ; this ratio would make for two and three - fourth millions of slaves in the United States , about $ 300,000,000 . If the public ...
... Nation paid in 1834 , $ 88000 000 towards remunerating the West India Planters for about 800,000 slaves ; this ratio would make for two and three - fourth millions of slaves in the United States , about $ 300,000,000 . If the public ...
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... nation , state , or people , that tolerates human slavery within its jurisdiction . The words in the constitution ... nations of the earth ; then no longer would the lines of Byron on Napoleon's failure , be ap- plicable to the United ...
... nation , state , or people , that tolerates human slavery within its jurisdiction . The words in the constitution ... nations of the earth ; then no longer would the lines of Byron on Napoleon's failure , be ap- plicable to the United ...
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... nations , in consequence of our opposition to the attempts of Great Britain to enslave us ; that this opposition was ... nation- ai sanction and encouragement , ought to be considered as justly expo- sing us to the displeasure and ...
... nations , in consequence of our opposition to the attempts of Great Britain to enslave us ; that this opposition was ... nation- ai sanction and encouragement , ought to be considered as justly expo- sing us to the displeasure and ...
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... nations , cultivate peace and harmony with all ; religion and morality enjoin this conduct ; and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it ? It will be worthy of a free , enlightened , and , at no distant period , a great nation ...
... nations , cultivate peace and harmony with all ; religion and morality enjoin this conduct ; and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it ? It will be worthy of a free , enlightened , and , at no distant period , a great nation ...
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... that in that very country , a large portion of the people are slaves ! It is a dark spot on the face of the nation . Such a state of things cannot always exist . 1 see in the papers , that there is a 22 JOHN ADAMS LAFAYETTE .
... that in that very country , a large portion of the people are slaves ! It is a dark spot on the face of the nation . Such a state of things cannot always exist . 1 see in the papers , that there is a 22 JOHN ADAMS LAFAYETTE .
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