 In the opinion of the court, the legislation and histories of the times, and the language used in the Declaration of Independence, show, that neither the class of persons who had been imported as slaves, nor their descendants, whether they had become...  Slavery & the Law - Page 7edited by - 2002 - 465 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1857 - 772 pages
...histories of the times, and the language used in the Declaration of Independence, show thnt nrithrr the class of persons who had been imported as slaves,...they had become free or not, were then acknowledged us a part of th« people, nor intended to be included in the general words usxd in that memorable instrument."... | |
 | 1862 - 802 pages
...opinion of the Court," they said, " the Declaration of Independence shows " that "neither imported slaves nor their descendants, whether they had become...people, nor intended to be included in the general words of that memorable instrument. For more than a century they had been regarded as beings of an inferior... | |
 | 1856 - 654 pages
...show thai neither ihe class of persons who had been imported as Maves, nor their descendants, whethT they had become free or not, were then acknowledg-ed as a part of the people, norin'ended to be in cludrd in the general words used in that memorable instrument. "It is difficult... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Chew Howard - 1857 - 260 pages
...legislation and histories of the times, and the language used in the Declaration of Independence, show, that neither the class of persons who had been imported...included in the general words used in that memorable instrument. It is difficult at this day to realize the state of public opinion in relation to that... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Chew Howard - 1857 - 260 pages
...legislation and histories of the times, and the language used in the Declaration of Independence, show, that neither the class of persons who had been imported...included in the general words used in that memorable instrument. It is difficult at this day to realize the state of public opinion in relation to that... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1857 - 688 pages
...legislation and histories of the times, and the language used in the Declaration of Independence, show, that neither the class of persons who had been imported...included in the general words used in that memorable instrument. It is difficult at this day to realize the state of public opinion in relation to that... | |
 | Michael W. Cluskey - 1857 - 672 pages
...legislation and histories of the times, and the language used in the Declaration of Independence, show constituted a general 301 government for special purposes,...reserving, each state to itself, the residuary mass bo included in the general words used in that memorable instrument. It is difficult at this day to... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Chew Howard - 1857 - 254 pages
...legislation and histories of the times, and the language used in the Declaration of Independence, show, that neither the class of persons who had been imported...become free or not, were then acknowledged as a part of tfie" people, nor intended to be included in the general words used in that memorable instrument. It... | |
 | Michael W. Cluskey - 1859 - 812 pages
...times, and the language used in the Declaration of Independence, show that neither the class of persona who had been imported as slaves, nor their descendants,...included in the general words used in that memorable instrument. It is difficult at this day to realize the state of public opinion in relation to that... | |
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