A Portraiture of Domestic Slavery, in the United States: With Reflections on the Practicability of Restoring the Moral Rights of the Slave, Without Impairing the Legal Privileges of the Possessor; and a Project of a Colonial Asylum for Free Persons of Colour: Including Memoirs of Facts on the Interior Traffic in Slaves, and on Kidnapping. Illustrated with Engravingsauthor., 1817 - 94 oldal |
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5. oldal
... possession of their slaves . It is , however , an incon- trovertible theorem , that the sentinels of Divine justice , are seldom trespassed upon , without regular and appro- priate retribution , in some shape , and at some time or other ...
... possession of their slaves . It is , however , an incon- trovertible theorem , that the sentinels of Divine justice , are seldom trespassed upon , without regular and appro- priate retribution , in some shape , and at some time or other ...
15. oldal
... possessions , and shewn some of the subdivided portions of them , the pre- sent numerous heirs of which , are obliged to contract in- creasing debts annually , in order to maintain the magni- ficent style of living , and the habits of ...
... possessions , and shewn some of the subdivided portions of them , the pre- sent numerous heirs of which , are obliged to contract in- creasing debts annually , in order to maintain the magni- ficent style of living , and the habits of ...
16. oldal
... possession of a delight- ful farm , which had been rescued from the wilderness and cultivated by himself and his sons . Two years ago , the number of his descendants was about 378 ! the most of whom have been , or will be , bred to some ...
... possession of a delight- ful farm , which had been rescued from the wilderness and cultivated by himself and his sons . Two years ago , the number of his descendants was about 378 ! the most of whom have been , or will be , bred to some ...
46. oldal
... possession of memoran- dums , by which the boy might probably be traced and found The others whom I found in the same garret , and at the same time , were a young black widow woman , with an infant at the breast , both of whom were born ...
... possession of memoran- dums , by which the boy might probably be traced and found The others whom I found in the same garret , and at the same time , were a young black widow woman , with an infant at the breast , both of whom were born ...
58. oldal
... possession of them as innocently as they do of legal slaves , and an at- tempt by coercion , although justifiable with respect to . the captive , would render the enterprise abortive , through evasion , and probably would be more ...
... possession of them as innocently as they do of legal slaves , and an at- tempt by coercion , although justifiable with respect to . the captive , would render the enterprise abortive , through evasion , and probably would be more ...
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A Portraiture of Domestic Slavery, in the United States: With Reflections on ... Jesse Torrey,John Bioren Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2018 |
A Portraiture of Domestic Slavery, in the United States: With Reflections on ... Jesse Torrey, Jr.,John Bioren Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2015 |
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63. oldal - OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more.
51. oldal - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
70. oldal - 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.
59. oldal - It is not for us to inquire why, in the creation of mankind, the inhabitants of the several parts of the earth were distinguished by a difference in feature or complexion. It is sufficient to know that all are the work of an Almighty hand.
63. oldal - That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own ; and having pow'r T" enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
41. oldal - Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty, or scorn? Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn?
74. oldal - I presumed to put my hand upon it. After this, some of them went away with my horse, and the remainder stood considering whether they should leave me quite naked, or allow me something to shelter me from the sun. Humanity at last prevailed: they returned me the worst of the two shirts, and a pair of...
63. oldal - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned.