 Would to God a like spirit miylit diffuse, itself generally into the minds of the. people of this country! But I despair of seeing it. Some petitions were presented to the Assembly, at its last session, for the abolition of Slavery ; but they could scarcely...  Memoirs of a Water Drinker - Strona 45autor: William Dunlap - 1837Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | 1843 - Liczba stron: 678
...Assembly at its last session for the abolition of slavery, but they could scarcely obtain a reading. To set the slaves afloat at once would, I really believe,...degrees, it certainly might, and assuredly ought, to be effected ; and that too Ъу legislative authority." Ten years later, llth of December, 1796, in a... | |
 | Ebenezer Mack - 1843 - Liczba stron: 392
...Assembly, at its last session, for the abolition of slavery, but they could scarcely obtain a reading. To set the slaves afloat at once would, I really believe,...degrees it certainly might, and assuredly ought to be effected ; and that too by legislative authority. Such, were, substantially, the views of Lafayette... | |
 | Ebenezer Mack - 1843 - Liczba stron: 388
...Assembly, at its last session, for the abolition of slavery, but they could scarcely obtain a reading. To set the slaves afloat at once would, I really believe,...and mischief; but by degrees it certainly might, and asr suredly ought to be effected ; and that too by legislative authority. Such, were, substantially,... | |
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...Assembly at its last session for the abolition of slavery, but they could scarcely obtain a reading. To set the slaves afloat at once would, I really believe, be productive of mach inconvenience and mischief ; bat by degrees, it certainly might, and assuredly ought, to be effected... | |
 | New-York Historical Society - 1844 - Liczba stron: 492
...last session for the abolition of slavery, but they could scarcely obtain a reading. To set the slave afloat at once would, I really believe, be productive...degrees, it certainly might, and assuredly ought, to be effected ; and that, too, by legislative authority." To Mr. John F. Mercer, September 9, 1786, Washington... | |
 | William Cutter - 1849 - Liczba stron: 476
...slavery, but they could scarcely obtain a hearing. To set the slaves afloat at once, would, I renlly believe, be productive of much inconvenience and mischief;...degrees it certainly might, and assuredly ought to be effected ; and that, too, by legislative authority." have sprung from it, it is difficult now to conjecture.... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1851 - Liczba stron: 572
...they could scarcely obtain a " reading. To set the slaves afloat at once would, " I really believe, be much inconvenience and " mischief, but by degrees it certainly might, and " assuredly ought to be, effected, and that too by " legislative authority." * Washington had attended the first Congress at... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1853 - Liczba stron: 426
...they could scarcely obtain a reading. To set the slaves afloat at once would, I really believe, be much inconvenience and mischief, but by degrees it certainly might, and assuredly ought to be, effected, and that too by legislative author! ty."j• Washington had attended the first Congress at... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1853 - Liczba stron: 410
...obtain a reading. To set the slaves 4 afloat at once would, I really believe, be much inconve* nience and mischief, but by degrees it certainly might, * and assuredly ought to be, effected, and that too by * legislative authority."! Washington had attended the first Congress at... | |
 | William Cutter - 1854 - Liczba stron: 452
...Virginia) at its last session, for the abolition of slavery, but they could scarcely obtain a hearing. To set the slaves afloat at once, would, I really believe,...degrees it certainly might, and assuredly ought to be effected ; and that, too, by legislative authority." have sprung from it, it is difficult now to conjecture.... | |
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