 Every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant. They bring the judgment of HEAVEN on a country. As nations cannot be rewarded or punished in the next world, they must be in this. By an inevitable chain of causes and effects, Providence punishes national...  History of the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue - Page 671859 - 280 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jay Saunders Redding - History - 1992 - 252 pages
...Country. As nations can not be rewarded or punished in the next world they must in this. By an inevitable chain of causes and effects providence punishes national sins, by national calamities." The North, where steps had already been taken to end slavery importation, wanted an end put to "the... | |
 | John Franklin Jameson - Biography & Autobiography - 1993 - 470 pages
...As nations cannot be rewarded or punished in the next world, they must be in this. By an inevitable chain of causes and effects, Providence punishes national sins by national calamities. He held it essential in every point of view, that the general government should have power to prevent... | |
 | Harold J. Morowitz - Medical - 1993 - 239 pages
...convention on the evils of slavery. With amazing insight he foresaw the Civil War: "By an inevitable chain of causes and effects Providence punishes national sins, by national calamities." On August 25, by a vote of seven states to four, the continuance of the slave trade was passed. When... | |
 | Kathy Sammis - History - 1997 - 130 pages
...slaves is born a petty tyrant. [Slaves] bring the judgment of Heaven on a country. ... By an inevitable chain of causes and effects, Providence punishes national sins by national calamities. Charles Pinckney (South Carolina): He contended that the importation of slaves would be for the interest... | |
 | Kenneth R. Bowling, Donald R. Kennon, United States Capitol Historical Society - Legislators - 2000 - 357 pages
...be rewarded or punished in the next world they must be in this. By an inevitable chain of causes & effects providence punishes national sins, by national...had from a lust of gain embarked in this nefarious traff1c. As to the States being in possession of the Right to import, this was the case with many other... | |
 | David Brion Davis, Steven Mintz - History - 1998 - 607 pages
...As nations cannot be rewarded or punished in the next world, they must be in this. By an inevitable chain of causes and effects, Providence punishes national...national calamities. He lamented that some of our Eastern [northeastern] brethren had, from a lust of gain, embarked in this nefarious traffic — He held it... | |
 | Archives - 2000 - 560 pages
...trying to lay blame on anyone but Virginians for the problem of slavery, Mason "lamented" that his "Eastern brethren had from a lust of gain embarked in this nefarious traffic." Mason leveled some of the strongest criticism of slavery yet heard at the convention, declaring it... | |
 | Peggie J. Hollingsworth - Education - 2000 - 222 pages
...Philadelphia: As nations can not be rewarded or punished in the next world they must in this. By an inevitable chain of causes and effects, providence punishes national sins by national calamities. Another lesson of the 1950s was that institutional and individual integrity and courage are rare commodities... | |
 | Paul Finkelman - History - 316 pages
...trying to lay blame on anyone but Virginians for the problem of slavery, Mason then "lamented" that his "Eastern brethren had from a lust of gain embarked in this nefarious traffic." Mason leveled some of the strongest criticism of slavery yet heard at the Convention, declaring it... | |
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