The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade: Ancient and Modern; the Forms of Slavery that Prevailed in Ancient Nations, Particularly in Greece and Rome, the African Slave Trade and the Political History of Slavery in the United States. Compiled from Authentic Materials, by W. O. Blake |
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Page 29
... held . On this occasion the slaves were stationed in a circle in the market place , and the one whose turn it was to be sold , mounted a table , where he exhibited himself and was knocked down to the best bidder . The sales seem to have ...
... held . On this occasion the slaves were stationed in a circle in the market place , and the one whose turn it was to be sold , mounted a table , where he exhibited himself and was knocked down to the best bidder . The sales seem to have ...
Page 36
... held its sittings , you find steps hewn in the rock , places for the judges to sit , and over against these the stations of the accuser and the accused . The hill is now a Turkish burial - ground , and is covered with monu- ments . The ...
... held its sittings , you find steps hewn in the rock , places for the judges to sit , and over against these the stations of the accuser and the accused . The hill is now a Turkish burial - ground , and is covered with monu- ments . The ...
Page 89
... held firm to have only the three we had offered 3,000 dollars for . All this is to no purpose , ' said the dey ; ' I am going to send all four to you , and , willing or not willing , you shall have them at the price I specified , nor ...
... held firm to have only the three we had offered 3,000 dollars for . All this is to no purpose , ' said the dey ; ' I am going to send all four to you , and , willing or not willing , you shall have them at the price I specified , nor ...
Page 164
... held in his hand Mr. Sharp's book on the injustice and danger- ous tendency of tolerating slavery in England , while he was pleading ; and in his address to the jury he spoke and acted thus : " I shall submit to you , " says Mr. Dunning ...
... held in his hand Mr. Sharp's book on the injustice and danger- ous tendency of tolerating slavery in England , while he was pleading ; and in his address to the jury he spoke and acted thus : " I shall submit to you , " says Mr. Dunning ...
Page 167
... held in society in the British islands . He showed that their importance would be increased , and the temporal inter- est of their masters promoted , by giving them freedom , and by granting them other privileges . He showed the great ...
... held in society in the British islands . He showed that their importance would be increased , and the temporal inter- est of their masters promoted , by giving them freedom , and by granting them other privileges . He showed the great ...
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Page 568 - That the legislative power of the Territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation, consistent with the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act ; but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the soil; no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States ; nor shall the lands or other property of non-residents be taxed higher than the lands or other property of residents.
Page 454 - ... provided, always, that any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 516 - States declares that congress shall have power to dispose of, and make all needful rules and regulations respecting, the territory and other property belonging to the United States.
Page 165 - Determined to keep open a market where Men should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or to restrain this execrable commerce.
Page 588 - ... and each of the said district courts shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction in all cases arising under the constitution and laws of the United States...
Page 665 - It being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom; but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the Constitution of the United States.
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Page 458 - State are unable to protect or from any cause fail in or refuse protection of the people in such rights, such facts shall be deemed a denial by such State of the equal protection of the laws to which they are entitled under the Constitution of the United States...
Page 590 - The person having the greatest number of votes shall be declared by the governor to be duly elected; and a certificate thereof shall be given accordingly. That the constitution and all laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the s*ame force and effect within the said territory of Nebraska as elsewhere within the United States...
Page 588 - Writs of error, bills of exception and appeals shall be allowed in all cases from the final decisions of said district courts to the supreme court, under such regulations as may be prescribed by law, but in no case removed to the supreme court shall trial by jury be allowed in said court.