"Liberty": The Image and Superscription on Every Coin Issued by the United States of America : Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants Thereof ... |
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... possessed of , under any pretence whatever . And I do , moreover , most pointedly and most solemnly enjoin it upon my executors , hereafter named , or the survivor of them , to see that this clause respecting slaves , and every part ...
... possessed of , under any pretence whatever . And I do , moreover , most pointedly and most solemnly enjoin it upon my executors , hereafter named , or the survivor of them , to see that this clause respecting slaves , and every part ...
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... possession of their new and elegant seat on the banks of the East river . The general , previous to leav- ing Virginia , summoned his numerous family and slaves about him , and amidst their tears of affection and gratitude , gave them ...
... possession of their new and elegant seat on the banks of the East river . The general , previous to leav- ing Virginia , summoned his numerous family and slaves about him , and amidst their tears of affection and gratitude , gave them ...
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... possessed qualities most formidable to an invading enemy . I knew with what fortitude you could endure hunger and thirst , and all the fatigues of a campaign . I knew well , how you loved your native country , and that you had , as well ...
... possessed qualities most formidable to an invading enemy . I knew with what fortitude you could endure hunger and thirst , and all the fatigues of a campaign . I knew well , how you loved your native country , and that you had , as well ...
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... possessed by all her inha- bitants . Address to the Legislature of Virginia , in 1820 . MR . BRODNAX . That slavery in Virginia is an evil , and a transcendant evil , it would be more than idle for any human being to doubt or deny . It ...
... possessed by all her inha- bitants . Address to the Legislature of Virginia , in 1820 . MR . BRODNAX . That slavery in Virginia is an evil , and a transcendant evil , it would be more than idle for any human being to doubt or deny . It ...
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... possession of the highest executive office of the Union . Always united in the purpose of regulating the affairs of the whole Union by the standard of the slaveholding interest , their dis- proportionate numbers in the electoral ...
... possession of the highest executive office of the Union . Always united in the purpose of regulating the affairs of the whole Union by the standard of the slaveholding interest , their dis- proportionate numbers in the electoral ...
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Page 216 - 16. And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body, what doth it profit? 17. Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18. Yea, a. man may say, Thou hast
Page 192 - No! men, high-minded men! With powers as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude; Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain ! These constitute a State.
Page 218 - 23. Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 33. Ye serpents,
Page 216 - II, 5. Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him ? 6. But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment-seats ? 8. If ye fulfil the royal law
Page 5 - that these liberties are of the gift of God ? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath ? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep for ever ; that considering numbers, nature and natural means only, a revolution
Page 218 - prison, and did not minister unto thee 1 45. Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily, I say unto you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.—St. Matthew's Gospel.
Page 13 - that these liberties are of the gift of God 1 That they are not to be violated but with his wrath ? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep for ever ; that
Page 185 - I say to you, Let them be free, marry them to your heirs ? Why sweat they under burthens ? let their beds Be made as soft as yours, and let their palates Be season'd with such viands? you will answer, The slaves are ours:—so do I answer you : The pound of flesh, which I
Page 217 - 10. Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas! that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. 11. And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man
Page 218 - 5. And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.