A Sketch of the Laws Relating to Slavery in the Several States of the United States of AmericaHenry Longstreth, 1856 - 125 pages |
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... evidence which they furnish of the right of these states to the appella- tion of non - slave - holding , is all which the title or object of this work requires . The District of Columbia , though in this connection not properly ...
... evidence which they furnish of the right of these states to the appella- tion of non - slave - holding , is all which the title or object of this work requires . The District of Columbia , though in this connection not properly ...
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... evidence of the practical enjoyments and privations of those whom they are designed to govern . To the condition of the passive members of the community , such as slaves , this latter deduction is emphatically applicable . I speak of ...
... evidence of the practical enjoyments and privations of those whom they are designed to govern . To the condition of the passive members of the community , such as slaves , this latter deduction is emphatically applicable . I speak of ...
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... evidence , it is be- lieved , exists to show that devotion to the cause of freedom , in its large and just sense , was less ardent in him than in the bosoms of his illustrious predecessors . About the year 1830 , for the first time , so ...
... evidence , it is be- lieved , exists to show that devotion to the cause of freedom , in its large and just sense , was less ardent in him than in the bosoms of his illustrious predecessors . About the year 1830 , for the first time , so ...
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... evidence , that the plaintiff was born in Maryland of an unmarried mulatto woman " ( who was a slave . ) I now quote another instance , of a most extraordinary character- of white children the immediate offspring of a negro mother ; and ...
... evidence , that the plaintiff was born in Maryland of an unmarried mulatto woman " ( who was a slave . ) I now quote another instance , of a most extraordinary character- of white children the immediate offspring of a negro mother ; and ...
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... evidence , punished at the discretion of their lord , or even put to death by his authority . " This description is to be taken as applicable to the condition of slaves at an early period of the Roman history ; for before the fall of ...
... evidence , punished at the discretion of their lord , or even put to death by his authority . " This description is to be taken as applicable to the condition of slaves at an early period of the Roman history ; for before the fall of ...
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Page 59 - And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish ; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake. And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth ; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
Page 211 - That all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural inherent and unalienable rights, amongst which are the enjoying and defending life and liberty; acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 61 - State as merchandise, and also to oblige the owners of slaves to treat them with humanity, to provide for them necessary food and clothing, to abstain from all injuries to them extending to life or limb...
Page 49 - that all murder, which shall be perpetrated by means of poison, or by lying in wait, or by any other kind of wilful, deliberate, and premeditated killing, or which shall be committed in the perpetration, or attempt to perpetrate any arson, rape, robbery, or burglary shall be deemed murder in the first degree...
Page 54 - Any person who shall maliciously dismember, or deprive a slave of life shall suffer such punishment as would be inflicted in case the like offence had been committed on a free white person, and on the like proof, except in case of insurrection of such slave.
Page 183 - ... to be allowed counsel; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have process for his witnesses; to examine the witnesses for and against him on oath; and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury, without whose unanimous consent he ought not to be found guilty.
Page 266 - ... or labor to the person claiming him or her, it shall be the duty of such judge or magistrate to give a certificate thereof to such claimant, his agent or attorney, which shall be sufficient warrant for removing the said fugitive from labor to the state or territory from which he or she fled.
Page 257 - That from and after the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eight, it shall not be lawful to import or bring into the United States or the territories thereof from any foreign kingdom, place, or country, any negro, mulatto, or person of colour, with intent to hold, sell, or dispose of such negro, mulatto, or person of colour, as a slave, or to be held to service or labour.