America, Its Realities and Resources: Comprising Important Details Connected with the Present Social, Political, Agricultural, Commercial, and Financial State of the Country, Its Laws and Customs, Together with a Review of the Policy of the United States that Led to the War of 1812, and Peace of 1814--the "right of Search," the Texas and Oregon Questions, Etc. Etc, Volume 2 |
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... amongst them , whilst a colony of Great Britain ; and point out to an act of the Federal Government , so far back as the year 1787 , prohibiting slavery in the VOL . II . B .4 SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES . immense territory north ...
... amongst them , whilst a colony of Great Britain ; and point out to an act of the Federal Government , so far back as the year 1787 , prohibiting slavery in the VOL . II . B .4 SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES . immense territory north ...
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... amongst them ; as far , at least , as the legislative power of doing so , could accomplish this end . They point out as their excuse , the many difficulties with which the measure is beset - the inviolability with which the original ...
... amongst them ; as far , at least , as the legislative power of doing so , could accomplish this end . They point out as their excuse , the many difficulties with which the measure is beset - the inviolability with which the original ...
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... amongst its citizens : - for though such interference is not directly ceded as within its immediate and positive authority , a right is nevertheless reserved to the General Govern- ment , and under the same federal compact of an ...
... amongst its citizens : - for though such interference is not directly ceded as within its immediate and positive authority , a right is nevertheless reserved to the General Govern- ment , and under the same federal compact of an ...
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... amongst its members , whenever this subject is attempted to be brought under their consideration --- the representatives of the middle and southern states , antagonist with those of the remaining sections of the republic , in their ...
... amongst its members , whenever this subject is attempted to be brought under their consideration --- the representatives of the middle and southern states , antagonist with those of the remaining sections of the republic , in their ...
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... amongst them ; choosing rather to deface the constitutional structure they have raised with so many and admitted sacrifices - to forswear in their every day practice their more solemn declarations before the world , than risk the ...
... amongst them ; choosing rather to deface the constitutional structure they have raised with so many and admitted sacrifices - to forswear in their every day practice their more solemn declarations before the world , than risk the ...
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