...said was this :— " It is difficult at this day to realize the state of public opinion in relation to that unfortunate race^ which prevailed in the civilized...portions of the world at the time of the Declaration! of independence But the public history of every European nation displays it in a manner too> plain to...

...memorable instrument. "It is difficult at this day to realize the state of public opinion, in relation to that unfortunate race, which prevailed in the civilized and enlightened portions of the world at the lime of the Declaration of Independence, and when the Constitution of the United States was frnmed...

...day. " It is difficult," he says, " at this day to realize the state of public opinion in relation to that unfortunate race, which prevailed in the civilized...Declaration of Independence, and when the Constitution was formed ; but the public history of every European nation displays it in a manner too plain to be mistaken."...

...day. " It is difficult," he says, " at this day to realize the state of public opinion in relation to that unfortunate race, which prevailed in the civilized...Declaration of Independence, and when the Constitution was formed ; but the public history of every European nation displays it in a manner too plain to be mistaken."...

...memorable instrument. It is difficult at this day to realize the state of public opinion in relation to that unfortunate race, which prevailed in the civilized...Declaration of Independence, and when the Constitution of the United States was framed and adopted. But the public history of every European nation displays...

...memorable instrument. It is difficult at this day to realize the state of public opinion in relation to that unfortunate race, which prevailed in the civilized...Declaration of Independence, and when the Constitution of the United States was framed and adopted. But the public history of every European nation displays...

...memorable instrument. It is difficult at this day to realize the state of public opinion in relation to that unfortunate race, which prevailed in the civilized...Declaration of Independence, and when the Constitution of the United States was framed and adopted. But the public history of every European nation displays...

...of the world at the time of the Declaration of Independence, and when the Constitution was formed ; but the public history of every European nation displays it in a manner too plain to be mistaken."* Again: " N2_£n_ej_we presume, supposes that any change in public opinion or feeling in relSHbn to...

...was found to be unsuited to the climate and unprofitable to the master, but few slaves were held at the time of the Declaration of Independence; and when the Constitution was adopted, it had entirely worn out in one of them, and measures had been taken for its gradual abolition...

...state of public opinion respecting that unfortunate class with the civilized and enlightened portion of the world at the time of the Declaration of Independence and the adoption of the Constitution ; but history shows they have, for more than a century, been regarded...