An Inquiry Into the Character and Tendency of the American Colonization, and American Anti-slavery Societies |
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... slavery , who readily admit the sinfulness of insulated cases of cruelty . It has , therefore , been my object to show , that , admitting the slaves to be treated as a prudent farmer treats his cattle - that they have enough to 1 eat ...
... slavery , who readily admit the sinfulness of insulated cases of cruelty . It has , therefore , been my object to show , that , admitting the slaves to be treated as a prudent farmer treats his cattle - that they have enough to 1 eat ...
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... slavery has ceased in other countries , where it for- merly prevailed ; and may we not hope that it is gradually expiring in this ? An answer may be found in the follow- ing statement of our slave population , at different periods ...
... slavery has ceased in other countries , where it for- merly prevailed ; and may we not hope that it is gradually expiring in this ? An answer may be found in the follow- ing statement of our slave population , at different periods ...
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... slavery , the sufferings of the slaves claim our consideration , no less than the dangers to which the whites are exposed . The ordinary evils of slavery are in this country greatly aggravated , by a cruel and extensive slave trade ...
... slavery , the sufferings of the slaves claim our consideration , no less than the dangers to which the whites are exposed . The ordinary evils of slavery are in this country greatly aggravated , by a cruel and extensive slave trade ...
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... slavery forbear shocking its oppo- nents by justifying it in the abstract , and in return for this complaisance those opponents forbear condemning it in particulars . Each party consents to make certain con- cessions to conciliate the ...
... slavery forbear shocking its oppo- nents by justifying it in the abstract , and in return for this complaisance those opponents forbear condemning it in particulars . Each party consents to make certain con- cessions to conciliate the ...
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... slavery . It is therefore permitted to represent the Society as an an- tidote to slavery , as tending to affect its abolition , any thing in the constitution to the contrary notwithstanding . But then this abolition is to be brought ...
... slavery . It is therefore permitted to represent the Society as an an- tidote to slavery , as tending to affect its abolition , any thing in the constitution to the contrary notwithstanding . But then this abolition is to be brought ...
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Popular passages
Page 158 - That Congress have no authority to interfere in the emancipation of slaves, or in the treatment of them in any of the states; it remaining with the several states alone to provide rules and regulations therein, which humanity and true policy may require.
Page 9 - The object to which its attention is to be exclusively directed, is to promote and execute a plan for colonizing (with their consent) the free people of color residing in our country, in Africa, or such other place as Congress shall deem most expedient.
Page 9 - States, for the purpose of obtaining a territory on the coast of Africa, or at some other place, not within any of the states or territorial governments of the United States, to serve as an asylum for such persons of/ colour as are now free, and may desire the same, and for those who may hereafter be emancipated within this Commonwealth; and that the Senators and Representatives of this state in the Congress of the United States, be requested!
Page 81 - Le premier qui ayant enclos un terrain s'avisa de dire Ceci est à moi, et trouva des gens assez simples pour le croire, fut le vrai fondateur de la société civile.
Page 80 - Slavery is not a national evil ; on the contrary, it is a NATIONAL BENEFIT. Slavery exists in some form every where, and it is not of much consequence, in a philosophical point of view, whether it be voluntary or involuntary. In a political point of view, involuntary slavery has the advantage, since all who enjoy political liberty are then in fact free.
Page 18 - The habits, the feelings, all the prejudices of society — prejudices which neither refinement, nor argument, nor education, nor religion itself, can subdue — mark the people of color, whether bond or free, as the subjects of a degradation inevitable and incurable.
Page 160 - While it admits that each state in which slavery exists, has, by the Constitution of the United States, the exclusive right to legislate in regard to its abolition in said state, it shall aim to convince all our fellow-citizens, by arguments addressed to their understandings and consciences, that slaveholding is a heinous crime in the sight of God...
Page 217 - Il n'ya plus, pour aucune partie de la nation, ni pour aucun individu, aucun privilège ni exception au droit commun de tous les Français. Il n'ya plus ni jurandes, ni corporations de professions, arts et métiers.
Page 141 - It cannot be, that either war, or contract, can give any man such a property in another as he has in his sheep and oxen. Much less is it possible, that any child of man should ever be born a slave. Liberty is the right of every human creature, as soon as he breathes the vital air; and no human law can deprive him of that right which he derives from the law of nature.
Page 33 - State any school, academy, or other literary institution for the instruction or education of colored persons, who are not inhabitants of this State, or harbor or board, for the purpose of attending or being taught or instructed in any such school, academy, or literary institution...