 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1821 - 526 pages
...recognized, by the law of the country where it is used. The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons moral or political, but only positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasions, and time itself, from whence... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - Law reports, digests, etc - 1824 - 1082 pages
...says, " The state of COCHRANE. " .... , , f , • slavery is or such a nature that it is incapable ot being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law." It is incumbent on the plaintiff in this case, therefore, to shew, that at the time when he demanded... | |
 | Slavery - 1828 - 390 pages
...been extremely different in different countries. The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons moral or political ; but only positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself from whence... | |
 | Robert Smith - Society of Friends - 1829 - 432 pages
...been extremely different in different countries. The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons moral or political; but only positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself from whence... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1859 - 634 pages
...a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced он any reasons, moral or political ; but only positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and lime itself, Is erased from memory. It is so odious that nothing can be suffered to support it but... | |
 | Jacob D. Wheeler - History - 1837 - 510 pages
...reason assigned by Lord Mansfield in Sommersett's case was, that slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons moral or political, but only by positive law ; and, it is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to report it but positive law. The same doctrine... | |
 | Joseph Story - Conflict of laws - 1841 - 966 pages
...reason assigned by Lord Mansfield in Somerset's case, was, that slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law; and it is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law. The same doctrine... | |
 | Bible - 1844 - 888 pages
...the law of the country where it is used. * * * The state of Slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political — but only positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself from whence... | |
 | Lysander Spooner - Slavery - 1845 - 168 pages
...such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political—but only positive law, which preserves its force long after...itself from whence it was created, is erased from the memory. It is so odious that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law. '* Slavery,... | |
 | Lysander Spooner - Slavery - 1845 - 168 pages
...the law of the country where it is used. * * * The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political — but only positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself from whence... | |
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The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only [by] positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself, from whence it was created,... 
