Teachings of Patriots and Statesmen: Or, The "founders of the Republic" on Slavery |
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Page 25
... duty to lay every discouragement on the importation of slaves ; but this amendment would give the just rium liberorum to him who would import slaves ; that other kinds of property were pretty equally distributed through all the colonies ...
... duty to lay every discouragement on the importation of slaves ; but this amendment would give the just rium liberorum to him who would import slaves ; that other kinds of property were pretty equally distributed through all the colonies ...
Page 33
... duties , impositions and restrictions , as the inhabitants thereof respectively , pro- vided that such restriction shall not extend so far as to prevent the removal of property , imported into any State , to any other State of which the ...
... duties , impositions and restrictions , as the inhabitants thereof respectively , pro- vided that such restriction shall not extend so far as to prevent the removal of property , imported into any State , to any other State of which the ...
Page 34
... duties or restriction shall be laid by any State on the property of the United States , or either of them . If any person ' guilty of , or charged with treason , felony , or other high misdemeanor in any State , shall flee from justice ...
... duties or restriction shall be laid by any State on the property of the United States , or either of them . If any person ' guilty of , or charged with treason , felony , or other high misdemeanor in any State , shall flee from justice ...
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... duties on foreigners , as their own people are subjected to , or from prohibiting the exportation or importation of any species of goods or commodities whatso- ever - of establishing rules for deciding in all cases what captures on land ...
... duties on foreigners , as their own people are subjected to , or from prohibiting the exportation or importation of any species of goods or commodities whatso- ever - of establishing rules for deciding in all cases what captures on land ...
Page 44
... duties ; and this indicates the necessity of their calling a Continental Con- vention for the express purpose of ascertaining , defining , enlarging , and limiting the duties and powers of their Con- stitution . " On the 1st of April ...
... duties ; and this indicates the necessity of their calling a Continental Con- vention for the express purpose of ascertaining , defining , enlarging , and limiting the duties and powers of their Con- stitution . " On the 1st of April ...
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abolition of slavery abolitionists admission admitted adopted amendment appointed Articles of Confederation authority bill citizens clause committee compromise confederacy Congress assembled Connecticut considered Constitution Convention court danger debate declared delegated District of Columbia duty elected emancipation equal established evil exclusive executive exercise existence favor federacy federal foreign gentlemen Georgia Governor gress happiness honor House human importation of slaves inhabitants interest Jersey plan justice land legislation legislature liberty Madison Maryland Massachusetts ment Mezzotint Missouri Missouri compromise mulatto necessary negroes North Northern object Ohio opinion Ordinance of 1787 party passed patriotism peace Pennsylvania person petitions Pinckney political present President principle prohibited proper question regulations representation representatives republican resolution Resolved respect restriction secure Senate slaveholding South Carolina Southern spirit stitution subject of slavery taxes territory thereof tion treaty Union United Virginia vote whole Wilmot proviso
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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...