 Mr. SHERMAN was for leaving the clause as it stands. He disapproved of the slave trade ; yet as the States were now possessed of the right to import slaves, as the public good did not require it to be taken from them, and as it was expedient to have as...  History of the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue - Page 651859 - 280 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Education - 1897 - 678 pages
...of the right to import slaves, and as the public good did not require It to be taken from them ... he thought It best to leave the matter as we find...several States would probably by degrees complete it, . . MASON (VA.): This infamous traffic originated In the avarice of British merchants. . . . The evil... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - United States - 1863 - 284 pages
...import slaves, and as the public good did not require it to be taken from them, and as it was expedient to have as few objections as possible to the proposed...government, he thought it best to leave the matter as wo find it ; that is, not prohibit the importation of slaves." Mr. GOUVERNEUR MoRRis, of Pennsylvania,... | |
 | 1864 - 708 pages
...import slaves, as the public good did not require it to be taken from them, and as it was expedient to have as few objections as possible to the proposed...complete it. He urged on the Convention the necessity of dispatching its business. Col. Ma.son; (of Virginia, said,) this infernal traffic originated in the... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - United States - 1864 - 286 pages
...import slaves, and as the public good did not require it to be taken from them, and as it was expedient to have as few objections as possible to the proposed...thought it best to leave the matter as we find it; that is, not prohibit the importation of slaves." Mr. GotrvERNEUR MORRIS, of Pennsylvania, wished to... | |
 | 1864 - 746 pages
...import slaves, as the public good did not require it to be taken from them, and as it w; expedient to have as few objections as possible to the proposed scheme of Government, he thought it best to Imve the matter as we find it. He observed that the ahlition of slavery seemed to be going on in the... | |
 | William Cabell Rives - United States - 1866 - 716 pages
...import slaves ; as the public good docs not require it to be taken from them ; and as it was expedient to have as few objections as possible to the proposed scheme of government, it was best to leave the matter where we find it." Colonel Mason expressed himself with great energy... | |
 | Augustus Maverick - Journalism - 1870 - 548 pages
...import slaves, as the public good did not require it to be taken from them, and as it was expedient to have as few objections as possible to the proposed...thought it best to leave the matter as we find it. lie observed that the abolition of slavery seemed to be going on in the United States, and that the... | |
 | Augustus Maverick - Journalism - 1870 - 550 pages
...slaves, as the public good did nut require it to be taken from them, and ad it was expedient to have ns few objections as possible to the proposed scheme...thought it best to leave the matter as we find it. Ho observed that the abolition of slavery seemed to be going on in the United States, and that the... | |
 | Augustus Maverick - Journalism - 1870 - 550 pages
...require it to be taken from them, and as it was expedient to have as few objections as possible to tho proposed scheme of government, he thought it best...leave the matter as we find it. He observed that the abelition of slavery seemed to be going on in the United States, and that the good sense of the several... | |
 | Augustus Maverick - Journalism - 1870 - 558 pages
...taken from them, and as it was expedicnt to have as few objections as possible to the proposed seheme of government, he thought it best to leave the matter as we find it. Ho observed that the abolition of slavery seemed to bo going on in the United States, and that the... | |
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