The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 |
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Page 100
... slavery seems to its opponent to have but one side , and he feels that none but a stupid or a malignant person can hesitate on a view of the facts . Under such an impulse , I was about to say , If any cannot speak , or cannot hear the ...
... slavery seems to its opponent to have but one side , and he feels that none but a stupid or a malignant person can hesitate on a view of the facts . Under such an impulse , I was about to say , If any cannot speak , or cannot hear the ...
Page 102
... slavery has been . These men , our benefactors , as they are pro- ducers of corn and wine , of coffee , of tobacco , of cotton , of sugar , of rum and brandy ; gentle and joyous themselves , and producers of comfort and luxury for the ...
... slavery has been . These men , our benefactors , as they are pro- ducers of corn and wine , of coffee , of tobacco , of cotton , of sugar , of rum and brandy ; gentle and joyous themselves , and producers of comfort and luxury for the ...
Page 104
... slavery : it runs cold in the veins : the stom- ach rises with disgust , and curses slavery . Well , so it happened ; a good man or woman , a coun- try boy or girl , it would so fall out , once in a while saw these injuries and had the ...
... slavery : it runs cold in the veins : the stom- ach rises with disgust , and curses slavery . Well , so it happened ; a good man or woman , a coun- try boy or girl , it would so fall out , once in a while saw these injuries and had the ...
Page 107
Ralph Waldo Emerson. of slaves , must be taken strictly ( tracing the subject to natural principles , the claim of slavery never can be supported ) . The power claimed by this return never was in use here . We cannot say the cause set ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. of slaves , must be taken strictly ( tracing the subject to natural principles , the claim of slavery never can be supported ) . The power claimed by this return never was in use here . We cannot say the cause set ...
Page 109
... produce . The planters were obliged to give way ; and in 1807 , on the 25th March , the bill passed , and the slave - trade was abolished . The assailants of slavery had early agreed to limit their WEST INDIA EMANCIPATION 109.
... produce . The planters were obliged to give way ; and in 1807 , on the 25th March , the bill passed , and the slave - trade was abolished . The assailants of slavery had early agreed to limit their WEST INDIA EMANCIPATION 109.
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