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... keeping them ignorant , lest we spoil them for slaves . The same spirit that dictates this logic to the Arab , teaches it to the European and the American : -Call it what you please - it is certainly neither of heaven nor of earth ...
... keeping them ignorant , lest we spoil them for slaves . The same spirit that dictates this logic to the Arab , teaches it to the European and the American : -Call it what you please - it is certainly neither of heaven nor of earth ...
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... keep the secret , under the penalty of like punishment . When his wife asked the cause of the dreadful screams she had heard , he said that he had never enjoyed himself so well at a ball as he had enjoyed himself that evening . Next ...
... keep the secret , under the penalty of like punishment . When his wife asked the cause of the dreadful screams she had heard , he said that he had never enjoyed himself so well at a ball as he had enjoyed himself that evening . Next ...
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... keeping them in bondage ; but it must be allowed that this , to make the best of it , is very stinted kindness . And let it never be forgotten that the negro's fate depends entirely on the character of his master ; and it is a mere ...
... keeping them in bondage ; but it must be allowed that this , to make the best of it , is very stinted kindness . And let it never be forgotten that the negro's fate depends entirely on the character of his master ; and it is a mere ...
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... keeping . But Washington is the great emporium of the internal slave - trade ! The United States jail is a perfect storehouse for slave merchants ; and some of the taverns may be seen so crowded with negro captives that they have ...
... keeping . But Washington is the great emporium of the internal slave - trade ! The United States jail is a perfect storehouse for slave merchants ; and some of the taverns may be seen so crowded with negro captives that they have ...
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... keep slaves in a state of the lowest ignorance . 13. There is in this country a monstrous inequality of law and right . What is a trifling fault in the white man , is con- sidered highly criminal in the slave ; the same offences which ...
... keep slaves in a state of the lowest ignorance . 13. There is in this country a monstrous inequality of law and right . What is a trifling fault in the white man , is con- sidered highly criminal in the slave ; the same offences which ...
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Page 32 - I know nothing that could, in this view, be said better, than " do unto others as ye would that others should do unto you...
Page 180 - The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally translated, were these. "The winds roared, and the rains fell. The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree. He has no mother to bring him milk; no wife to grind his corn.
Page 168 - TOUSSAINT, the most unhappy Man of Men ! Whether the whistling Rustic tend his plough Within thy hearing, or thy head be now Pillowed in some deep dungeon's earless den ; — O miserable Chieftain ! where and when Wilt thou find patience ? Yet die not ; do thou Wear rather in thy bonds a cheerful brow : Though fallen Thyself, never to rise again, Live, and take comfort. Thou hast left behind Powers that will work for thee ; air, earth, and skies ; There's not a breathing of the common wind That will...
Page 106 - Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to servitude for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other persons.
Page 205 - And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
Page 22 - The parent storms, the child looks on, catches the lineaments of wrath, puts on the same airs in the circle of smaller slaves, gives a loose to the worst of passions, and thus nursed, educated, and daily exercised in tyranny, cannot but be stamped by it with odious peculiarities.
Page 48 - Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all ; but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
Page 8 - History, expressed her concern lest any of the Africans should be carried off without their free consent, declaring, " that it would be detestable and call down the vengeance of Heaven upon the undertakers.
Page 67 - The reason for this law, assigned in its preamble, is, that "teaching slaves to read and write, tends to excite dissatisfaction in their minds, and to produce insurrection and rebellion.
Page 1 - We have offended, Oh! my countrymen! We have offended very grievously, And been most tyrannous. From east to west A groan of accusation pierces Heaven! The wretched plead against us; multitudes Countless and vehement, the sons of God, Our brethren!