 | Robert Sutcliff - History - 1812 - 312 pages
...trials at Richmond, informed me that on one of them being asked, what he had to say to the court on his defence, he replied, in a manly tone of voice...offer than what General Washington would have had to.offer, had he been taken by the British and put to trial by them. I have adventured my life iu endeavouring... | |
 | William Bailey - United States - 1826 - 244 pages
...trials at Richmond, informed me, that on one of them being asked what he had to say to the court in defence, he replied in a manly tone of voice, ' I...have adventured my life in endeavouring to obtain the freedom of my countrymen, and am a willing sacrifice in their cause ; and I beg as a favour that I... | |
 | Charles Elliott - Slavery - 1850 - 358 pages
...Richmond, informed me, that one of them being asked what he had to say to the court, in his defense, replied in a manly tone of voice : ' I have nothing...offer, had he been taken by the British, and put to 15 trial by them. I have adventured my life in endeavoring to obtain the liberty of my countrymen,... | |
 | Charles Elliott - Slave trade - 1851 - 376 pages
...Richmond, informed me, that one of them being asked what he had to say to the court, in his defense, replied in a manly tone of voice : ' I have nothing...put to trial by them. I have adventured my life in endeavoring to obtain the liberty of my countrymen, and am a willing sacrifice in their cause ; and... | |
 | Vincent Harding - African Americans - 1981 - 476 pages
...insurrectionist in Virginia declared in the course of his trial: "I have nothing more to offer than what George Washington would have had to offer had he been taken...put to trial by them. I have adventured my life in endeavoring to obtain the liberty of my countrymen, and am a willing sacrifice to their cause." This... | |
 | Peter Brooks, Paul Gewirtz - Law - 1996 - 316 pages
...listeners — a representation that they cannot forget. When the slave defendant announces that he has "nothing more to offer than what General Washington...been taken by the British and put to trial by them," he is also a Virginian speaking to Virginians about another Virginian at a moment when Washington,... | |
 | John Henrik Clarke - Biography & Autobiography - 1997 - 142 pages
...brothers-in-conspiracy. Reputedly, when Gabriel was asked what he had to say to the court in his defense, he replied: "I have nothing more to offer than what General Washington...have had to offer, had he been taken by the British officers and put to trial by them. I have ventured my life in endeavouring to obtain the liberty of... | |
 | Charles Johnson, Patricia Smith, WGBH Series Research Team - History - 1999 - 554 pages
...on October 6, 1800. He maintained his silence throughout. However, one rebel offered this statement: I have nothing more to offer than what General Washington...put to trial by them. I have adventured my life in endeavoring to obtain the liberty of my countrymen, and am a willing sacrifice in their cause: and... | |
 | Graham Russell Hodges - History - 1998 - 204 pages
...courage and faith. Quotes demonstrate slave faith in the pursuit of liberty. One insurgent testified that "I have nothing more to offer than what General Washington would have . . . had he been taken by the British and put to trial." The slave continued: "I have adventured my life in... | |
 | John R. McKivigan, Stanley Harrold - Abolitionists - 1999 - 340 pages
...speaking at his trial, made the political and revolutionary nature of the conspiracy all too evident. "I have nothing more to offer than what General Washington...had he been taken by the British and put to trial," he said defiantly. "I have adventured my life in endeavouring to obtain the liberty of my countrymen,... | |
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I have nothing more to offer than what General Washington would have had to offer, had he been taken by the British, and put to trial by them. I have adventured my life in endeavoring to obtain the liberty of my countrymen, and am a willing sacrifice... 
