 The abolition of domestic slavery is the great object of desire in those colonies, where it was, unhappily, introduced in their infant state. But previous to the enfranchisement of the slaves we have, it is necessary to exclude all further importations...  Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society - Page 103by Massachusetts Historical Society - 1863Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1820 - 486 pages
...enfranchisement of the slaves we have, it is necessary to exclude all further importations from Africa. Yet our repeated attempts to effect this, by prohibitions,...nature, deeply wounded by this infamous practice. Nay, the single interposition of^n interested individual against a law, was scarcely ever known toiail... | |
 | John Sanderson - 1827 - 374 pages
...stop the slave trade and abolish slavery ; thus preferring the immediate advantages of a few African corsairs, to the lasting interests of the American...nature, deeply wounded by this infamous practice. That inattentive to the necessities of his people, he had neglected for years, the laws which were... | |
 | John Sanderson, Robert Waln - United States - 1828 - 450 pages
...preferring the immediate advantages of a few African corsairs, to the lasting interests of America, and to the rights of human nature, deeply wounded by this infamous practice. That inattentive to the necessities of his people, he had neglected for years, the laws which were... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 984 pages
...enfranchisement of the slaves we have, it is necessary to exclude all further importations from Africa. Yet our repeated attempts to effect this, by prohibitions,...nature, deeply wounded by this infamous practice. Nay, the single interposition of an interested individual against a law, was scarcely ever known to... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Constitutional history - 1829 - 486 pages
...enfranchisement of the slaves we have, it is necessary to exclude all further importations from Africa. Yet our repeated attempts to effect this, by prohibitions,...nature, deeply wounded by this infamous practice. Nay, the single interposition of an interested individual against a law, was scarcely ever known to... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 990 pages
...enfranchisement of the slaves we have, it is necessary to exclude all further importations from Africa. Yet our repeated attempts to effect this, by prohibitions,...nature, deeply wounded by this infamous practice. Nay, the single interposition of an interested individual against a law, was scarcely ever known to... | |
 | William Linn - Presidents - 1834 - 284 pages
...preferring the immediate advantages of a few African corsairs, to the lasting interests of America, and to the rights of human nature, deeply wounded by this infamous practice. That, inattentive to the necessities of his people, he had neglected for years the laws which were... | |
 | Robert Taylor Conrad - Declaration of Independence - 1846 - 900 pages
...preferring the immediate advantages of a few African corsairs to the lasting interests of America, and to the rights of human nature, deeply wounded by this infamous practice. That inattentive to the necessities of his people, he had neglected for years the laws which were sent... | |
 | Israel Washburn - Compromise of 1850 - 1852 - 12 pages
...negative. Thus preparing the immediate advantages of a few African corsairs, to the lasting interest of the American States, and to the rights of human nature deeply wounded by this infamous master." The Representatives of the district of Darien, in Georgia, passed a resolution, in 1775, from... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1853 - 660 pages
...to effect this, by prohibitions, and by imposing duties which might amount to a prohibition, having been hitherto defeated by his Majesty's negative :...nature, deeply wounded by this infamous practice. Nay, the single interposition of an interested individual against a law was scarcely ever known to... | |
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