 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
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1856 - 172 pages
...cannot direct the law ; the law must direct us. ** * Thefltateof 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... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1856 - 186 pages
...mnet direct us. s* * The state of Slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being mtroduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive...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 Sumner - Antislavery movements - 1856 - 722 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 lie suffered to support it but POSITIVE LAW." * And a slavcholding... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1856 - 176 pages
...mnst direct us. * * * The state of Slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being mtroduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law. which preserves its foree long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself whence it was created, is erased from the memory.... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1856 - 180 pages
...that it is incapable of beim; mtroduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive ln\v. which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself whence it was created, is erased from the memory. It is so udions that nothing can be sufficient to... | |
 | Michael W. Cluskey - Political Science - 1857 - 672 pages
...the opinion of the court, Lord Mansfield said : " The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral...itself, from whence it was created, is erased from the memory ; it is of a nature that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law." He referred... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Chew Howard - African Americans - 1857 - 254 pages
...the opinion of the court, Lord Mansfield said: " The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral...itself, from whence it was created, is erased from the memory ; it is of a nature that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law." He referred... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Chew Howard - African Americans - 1857 - 260 pages
...extremely different in different countries." " The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral...occasion, and time itself, from whence it was created, are erased from the memory. It is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1857 - 688 pages
...extremely different in different countries." " The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral...occasion, and time itself, from whence it was created, are, erased from the memory. It is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Chew Howard - African Americans - 1857 - 260 pages
...extremely different in different countries." " The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral...occasion, and time itself, from whence it was created, are erased from the memory. It is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive... | |
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