The Works of Charles Sumner, Volume 8Lee and Shepard, 1874 - Antislavery movements |
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... law . The concurrence of all three is essential , whether in making or unmaking . So long as the law exists , there ... Fugitive Slave Act , he said : " It matters not who did the deed . It was a noble one , and I only wish the Senator ...
... law . The concurrence of all three is essential , whether in making or unmaking . So long as the law exists , there ... Fugitive Slave Act , he said : " It matters not who did the deed . It was a noble one , and I only wish the Senator ...
Page 115
... Fugitive Act was passed here , and made especially of- fensive ; and he ... Slave Bill was in the interest of Slavery , and contrary to every sentiment ... Slave - Masters insisted upon cramming Slavery down the throats of the Senate and ...
... Fugitive Act was passed here , and made especially of- fensive ; and he ... Slave Bill was in the interest of Slavery , and contrary to every sentiment ... Slave - Masters insisted upon cramming Slavery down the throats of the Senate and ...
Page 117
... act . Mr. Sumner replied , that it was needed , in order to bring the Metropolitan Railroad on an equality with the other roads , inasmuch as Congress had already imposed the ... FUGITIVE SLAVE ACTS . REPORT IN TO COLORED PERSONS . 117.
... act . Mr. Sumner replied , that it was needed , in order to bring the Metropolitan Railroad on an equality with the other roads , inasmuch as Congress had already imposed the ... FUGITIVE SLAVE ACTS . REPORT IN TO COLORED PERSONS . 117.
Page 118
... Fugitive Slave Acts , appear at a later date.1 THE Select Committee on Slavery and the Treatment of Freedmen , to whom were referred sundry petitions asking for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 , and also asking for the repeal ...
... Fugitive Slave Acts , appear at a later date.1 THE Select Committee on Slavery and the Treatment of Freedmen , to whom were referred sundry petitions asking for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 , and also asking for the repeal ...
Page 124
... Fugitive Slave Act , he used language which , if applied to our Constitution , must defeat every interpretation favorable to Slavery . " Where there are two constructions , " he says , " the one favorable , the other odious , that which ...
... Fugitive Slave Act , he used language which , if applied to our Constitution , must defeat every interpretation favorable to Slavery . " Where there are two constructions , " he says , " the one favorable , the other odious , that which ...
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