SPEECH OF MR. NORVELL, OF MICHIGAN, OF THE BILL OF MR. CRITTENDEN TO PREVENT THE INTERFERENCE OF CERTIAN FEDERAL OFFICERS IN ELECTIONS |
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Let them; compare the census taken at different times, and they would find that
the old slave States had advanced quite ... and not the existence of slavery—for,
in truth, in that part of the State there were few slaves—retarded the growth of the
...
Let them; compare the census taken at different times, and they would find that
the old slave States had advanced quite ... and not the existence of slavery—for,
in truth, in that part of the State there were few slaves—retarded the growth of the
...
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Such a case, how would the master get his slave. *. assist in ... The only other
persons, besides the State officers, who are required by the law of 1793 to assist
in the delivering up of fugitive slaves, are the judges of the district or circuit courts.
Such a case, how would the master get his slave. *. assist in ... The only other
persons, besides the State officers, who are required by the law of 1793 to assist
in the delivering up of fugitive slaves, are the judges of the district or circuit courts.
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“Historically, it is well known that the object of this clause was to secure to the
citizens of the slaveholding States the complete right and title of ownership in
their slaves, as property, in every State in the Union in which they might escape
from ...
“Historically, it is well known that the object of this clause was to secure to the
citizens of the slaveholding States the complete right and title of ownership in
their slaves, as property, in every State in the Union in which they might escape
from ...
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The 6th section makes the finding of the jury conclusive, gives an appeal to the
slave as a matter of right, and denies it, under any circumstances, to the master.
But if by mere possibility a verdict should be rendered in favor of the claimant, the
...
The 6th section makes the finding of the jury conclusive, gives an appeal to the
slave as a matter of right, and denies it, under any circumstances, to the master.
But if by mere possibility a verdict should be rendered in favor of the claimant, the
...
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to protect him, and became the slave of the community at large, which had
neither. Mr. B. verily believed that the negro never ... It was those men who had
been raised among slaves, who treated them with kindness and justice. One
other point.
to protect him, and became the slave of the community at large, which had
neither. Mr. B. verily believed that the negro never ... It was those men who had
been raised among slaves, who treated them with kindness and justice. One
other point.
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ADDRESS OF CHARLES H. ALLEN TO THE TWO BRANCHES OF THE LEGISLATURE OF PORTO ... Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1900 |
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Էջ 16 - Ohio, under the laws thereof, shall escape into any other of the said states, or territory, the person to whom such labor, or service, may be due, his agent, or attorney, is hereby empowered to seize or arrest such fugitive from labor, and to take him or her before any judge of the circuit or district courts of the United States, residing, or being within the state, or before any magistrate of a county, city, or town corporate, wherein such seizure or arrest shall be made...
Էջ 16 - That any person who shall knowingly and willingly obstruct or hinder such claimant, his agent or attorney, in so seizing or arresting such fugitive from labor, or shall rescue such fugitive from such claimant, his agent or attorney, when so arrested pursuant to the authority herein given or declared; or shall harbor or conceal such person after notice that he or she was a fugitive from labor as aforesaid, shall, for either of the said offences, forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars.
Էջ 16 - Historically, it is well known, that the object of this clause was to secure to the citizens of the slaveholding states the complete right and title of ownership in their slaves, as property, in every state in the Union into which they might escape from the state where they were held in servitude. The full recognition of this right and title was indispensable to the security of this species of property in all the slaveholding states; and, indeed, was so vital to the preservation of their domestic...