Teachings of Patriots and Statesmen: Or, The "founders of the Republic" on Slavery |
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... south , east or west , they will steadily pursue the path marked out by their fathers , and per- petuate the principles of Constitutional liberty with every energy and effort in their power . That there need be no mistake in this matter ...
... south , east or west , they will steadily pursue the path marked out by their fathers , and per- petuate the principles of Constitutional liberty with every energy and effort in their power . That there need be no mistake in this matter ...
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... South as well as the North . The base of the structure is laid in the organization of the government itself , and the views of the men who framed it . Let the reader first examine well the base , and then , step by step , ascend to the ...
... South as well as the North . The base of the structure is laid in the organization of the government itself , and the views of the men who framed it . Let the reader first examine well the base , and then , step by step , ascend to the ...
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... South Carolina - Mr . Lowndes on slavery and the slave trade- Judge Pendleton , Mr. Rutledge , and Mr. Pinckney , on the same subject ..... .... Page 115–154 . CHAPTER IV . History of the Ordinance of 1787 , by Peter Force , Esq . , com ...
... South Carolina - Mr . Lowndes on slavery and the slave trade- Judge Pendleton , Mr. Rutledge , and Mr. Pinckney , on the same subject ..... .... Page 115–154 . CHAPTER IV . History of the Ordinance of 1787 , by Peter Force , Esq . , com ...
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... South , and South as North ; but not so as to slaves ; -that experience has shown that those colonies have been always able to pay most which have the most inhabitants , whether they be black or white ; and the practice of the Southern ...
... South , and South as North ; but not so as to slaves ; -that experience has shown that those colonies have been always able to pay most which have the most inhabitants , whether they be black or white ; and the practice of the Southern ...
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... South Carolina . Georgia was divided . The other article was in these words : - " Art . XVII . In determining questions , each colony shall have one vote . " July 30 , 31 , August 1. Present forty - one members . Mr. Chase observed ...
... South Carolina . Georgia was divided . The other article was in these words : - " Art . XVII . In determining questions , each colony shall have one vote . " July 30 , 31 , August 1. Present forty - one members . Mr. Chase observed ...
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Page 40 - Ana the Articles of this confederation shall be inviolably observed by every state, and the union shall be perpetual ; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them ; unless such alteration be agreed to in a congress of the united states, and be afterwards confirmed by the legislatures...