...social or political relations ; and so far inferior that they had no rights which a white man was bound to respect, and that the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit This opinion was regarded as an axiom in morals as well as in politics, which no one thought of disputing,...

...merchandise and traffic, when* ever a profit could be made l»v it. This opinion was at that time filed and universal in the civilized portion of the white race. It was regarded as au axiom in morals, as well as in politics, which no one thought of disputing. or supposed to be rpen...

...or political relations ; and so far inferior, that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect; and that the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit. lie was bought and sold, and treated as an ordinary article of merchandise and traffic, whenever a...

...as an ordinary article of merchandise. This opinion, at that time, ка» fixed and universal with the civilized portion of the white race. It was regarded as an axiom in morals, which, no one thought of disputing, and every one habitually acted upon it, without doubting for a...

...treated as an ordinary article of merchandize. This opinion, at that tine, was fixed and universal with the civilized portion of the white race. It was regarded as an axiom in morals, which no one thought of disputing, and every one habitually acted upon it, without doubting for a moment...

...inferior and degraded race, who " had no rights which the white man was bound to respect." They were " bought, and sold, and treated as an ordinary article of merchandise and traffic," among all nations, and nowhere more so than among the English and their American Colonies. " The general...

...407 of the report ; referring to " the public history of every European nation ;" that the negro " was bought and sold and treated as an ordinary article...universal in the civilized portion of the white race," &c.5 § 515. The reference is to the law of nations in the sense of universal jurisprudence, the jus...

...or political relations ; and so fur inferior, that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect ; and that the negro might justly and lawfully...of merchandise and traffic, whenever a profit could bo made by it. This opinion was at that time fixed and universal in the civilized portion of the white...

...century before been regarded as so far inferior as to have " no rights which the white man was bound to respect, and that the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit," &c.; that up to t.ie time of the adoption of the Constitution this right had not been called in question,...

...regarded as so far inferior as to have " no rights which the white man was bound to respect, and thai the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit," &c.; that up to tne time of the adoption of the Constitution this rijht had not been called in question,...