...wish to hold the unhappy people, who are the subject of this letter, in slavery. I can only say, that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see some plan adopted for the abolition of it : but there is only one proper and eifectual mode by which...

...in itself; but this is too visibly the character of most human minds." — Burgh's Dignity, ii, 35. "There is not a man living, who wishes more sincerely...; but there is only one proper and effectual mode by which it can be accomplished, and that is, by legislative authority." — Geo. Washington, 1786....

...manumission of his slaves and for their education and support, and in 178G had written to Robert Morris: "There is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to sec a plan adopted fjr the abolition of slavery." The verdict of his fellow-countrymen at the time...

...working people, who might have performed the useful labor! GEORQE WASHINGTON. From a LETTER TO LAFAYETTE. There is not a man living who wishes more sincerely...than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of it.* But there is only one propound effectual mode by which it can be accomplished, and that is, by...

...Country, who was President of the Convention, in a letter to Robert Morris, says : — "I can only say there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely...than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of it [slavery]. But there is only one proper and effectual mode by which it can be accomplinhM, and that...

...quote for the benefit of our readers. • Jfotaict. New York: Charles Scribner. 1869. 12mo. pp.420. " There is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to let a plan adopted for the abolition of it, [slavery.] But there is only one proper tnd effectual mode...

...which slavery in this country may be abolished by law." In another letter he says, " I can only say there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely...than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of it ; but there is only one proper and effectual mode by which it can be accomplished, and that is by...

...Washington himself, and madness has not yet reached the point of execrating his memory. He declared : ' There is not a man living who wishes more sincerely...a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery.' But these teachers of a new system of politics and of morals are wiser than their fathers, and are travelling...

...wish to hold the unhappy people, who are the subject of this letter, in slavery. I can only say, that there is not a man living, who wishes more sincerely...than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of it ; but there is only one proper and effectual mode by which it can be accomplished, and that is by...

...wish to hold the unhappy people, who are the subject of this letter, in slavery. I can only say, that there is not a man living, who wishes more sincerely...than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of it ; but there is only one proper and effectual mode by which it can be accomplished, and that is by...