 | 1862 - 36 Seiten
...stands, mdy be doubted. The prevailing ideas entertained by him, and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old Constitution, were that the enslavement of the African race was in violation of the laws of nature; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and... | |
 | 1862 - 200 Seiten
...entertained by most of the leading statesmen, at the time of the formation of the Constitution, was that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature. It was an evil they knew not well how to deal with; but the general opinion of the men of that day... | |
 | William Taylor - 1862 - 40 Seiten
...which has been often quoted, but with which I must trouble you again : — ' The ideas entertained at the formation of the old Constitution were, that the enslavement of the African race was a violation of the laws of nature — that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally and... | |
 | John Elliott Cairnes - 1862 - 20 Seiten
...the formation of the new Constitution were that the enslavement of the African race was foreign to the laws of nature, — that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, aud politically. Our new Government is founded on exactly opposite ideas. Its foundations arc laid,... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1863 - 598 Seiten
...March, 1861 : " The prevailing ideas entertained by Jefferson, and most of the leading statesmen, at the time of the formation of the old Constitution,...in principle, socially, morally, and politically. Those ideas were, however, fundamentally MTong. Our new government is founded on exactly the opposite... | |
 | Henry Ward Beecher - 1863 - 472 Seiten
...stands, may be doubted. The prevailing ideas enterlained by him, and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old Constitution,...in principle, socially, morally, and politically." 4 I thank him for that testimony. 8* L " It was an evil they knew not well how to deal with ; but the... | |
 | Henry Ward Beecher - 1863 - 468 Seiten
...stands, may be doubted. The prevailing ideas entertained by him, and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old Constitution,...in principle, socially, morally, and politically." I thank him for that testimony. " It was an evil they knew not well how to deal with ; but the general... | |
 | Robert Dale Owen - 1863 - 30 Seiten
...confession : " The prevailing ideas entertained by Jeiferson and most of the leading statesmen, at the time of the formation of the old Constitution,...in principle, socially, morally; and politically." The " ultimate extinction" heresy, too, was shared by these men, ae Mr. Stephens thus reminds us: "Slavery... | |
 | Henry Ward Beecher - 1863 - 464 Seiten
...stands, may be doubted. The prevailing ideas entertained by him, and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old Constitution,...the African was in violation of the laws of nature ; tliat it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically." I thank him for that testimony.... | |
 | 1863 - 796 Seiten
...stand?, may be donhted. The prevailing ideas entertained by Lim and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old Constitution...enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of natare; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically. It was an evil they knew... | |
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The prevailing ideas entertained by him and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old Constitution were, that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature ; that it was wrong in principle, socially,... 
