 The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only [by] positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself, from whence it was created,...  A Complete Collection of State Trials Vol. XX - Page 81by T. B. Howell, Esq. - 1816Full view - About this book
 | Lucius Eugene Chittenden - Conference Convention - 1864 - 774 pages
...says this : " The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced for any reasons, moral or political ; but only by positive...from whence it was created, is erased from memory. It's so odious that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law. "Whatever inconveniences,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1864 - 1062 pages
...the true rule of interpretation. " The state of Slavery," he said, " is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by posit i re law. It is so odious that nothing can be suffered to support it bul, positive law." —... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1862 - 1642 pages
...reason assigned by Lord Mansfitld in Sommersett's case was, that slavery is of such a nature, thvt it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons moral or political, but only by positive law ; and, it is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law. The same doctrine... | |
 | Great Britain. Courts - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 730 pages
...L the state of slavery. Lord MANSFIELD says, " The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law." It is incumbent on the plaintiff in this case, therefore, to show, that at the time when he demanded... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Antislavery movements - 1874 - 542 pages
...The 1 Hoare's Memoirs of Sharp, p. 38. state of Slavery," he said, " is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons moral or political, but only by positive law It' is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law."1 Therefore the authority... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Slavery - 1871 - 564 pages
...Mansfield, pronouncing judgment in the great case of Sommersett, " is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law. .... It is so odious, ' that nothing can be suffered to support it but POSITIVE LAW." 1 And a slaveholding... | |
 | Literature - 1887 - 984 pages
...SCOTT. our Declaration of Independence, that " the state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only positive law. . . . It is so odious that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law." The... | |
 | Sir Robert Phillimore - International law - 1871 - 800 pages
...which preserves its force " long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself from whence " it was ever created is erased from memory. It is so odious " that nothing can support it but positive law. Whatever " inconveniences therefore may follow from the decision, I "... | |
 | L. U. Reavis - Publishers' catalogues - 1872 - 598 pages
...direct the law ; the law must direct us. * * * The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral...long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself, whence it was created, is erased from the memory. It is so odious, that nothing can be sufficient to... | |
 | Charles Edwards Lester - Abolitionists - 1874 - 648 pages
...Lord Mansfield, pronouncing judgment in the great case of Somersett, " is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons moral or political, but only by positive law. It is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it but POSITIVE LAW." And a slaveholding tribunal,... | |
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