History of the Antislavery Measures of the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth United-States Congresses, 1861-64Walker, Wise, 1864 - 384 páginas |
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... hoped for the dawning of that day , when , in all the wide circuit of our land , " the sun will not rise upon a master , or set upon a slave . " CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. SLAVES USED FOR INSURRECTIONARY PURPOSES MADE vi PREFACE .
... hoped for the dawning of that day , when , in all the wide circuit of our land , " the sun will not rise upon a master , or set upon a slave . " CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. SLAVES USED FOR INSURRECTIONARY PURPOSES MADE vi PREFACE .
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... masters for insurrectionary purposes . Wherever armed rebels gathered , officers , and in many instances privates , brought their slaves with them as servants . Slaves were put at work on fortifications , and employed by thousands as ...
... masters for insurrectionary purposes . Wherever armed rebels gathered , officers , and in many instances privates , brought their slaves with them as servants . Slaves were put at work on fortifications , and employed by thousands as ...
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... master , his master shall forfeit all right to him , and he shall be for ever discharged ; and I am glad the yeas and ... masters , ought not to be restored to them . If the senator from Kentucky is in favor of restoring them , let him ...
... master , his master shall forfeit all right to him , and he shall be for ever discharged ; and I am glad the yeas and ... masters , ought not to be restored to them . If the senator from Kentucky is in favor of restoring them , let him ...
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... masters , ought not longer to be entertained . The time has come for that to cease ; and by the blessing of God , as far as I am concerned , I mean it shall cease . If there is anybody in this Chamber that chooses to take the other path ...
... masters , ought not longer to be entertained . The time has come for that to cease ; and by the blessing of God , as far as I am concerned , I mean it shall cease . If there is anybody in this Chamber that chooses to take the other path ...
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... masters permit or suffer ' the employment of these parties . Suffer ' may be something he is compelled to do , and therefore I object to that term . " Mr. Trumbull would agree to that amendment . Mr. Ten Eyck of New Jersey said , " No ...
... masters permit or suffer ' the employment of these parties . Suffer ' may be something he is compelled to do , and therefore I object to that term . " Mr. Trumbull would agree to that amendment . Mr. Ten Eyck of New Jersey said , " No ...
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Página 28 - Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him ; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily : and thy righteousness shall go before thee ; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.
Página 28 - And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones ; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Página 28 - Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, And thine health shall spring forth speedily : And thy righteousness shall go before thee ; The glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; Thou shalt cry, and He shall say, Here I am.
Página 28 - Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke ? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house ? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him ; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Página 61 - Resolved, That the United States ought to cooperate with any State which may adopt a gradual abolishment of slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such State in its discretion, to compensate for the inconveniences, public and private, produced by such change of system.
Página 14 - That whenever hereafter, during the present insurrection against the Government of the United States, any person claimed to be held to labor or service under the law of any State, shall be required or permitted by the person to whom such labor or service is claimed to be due, or by the lawful agent of such person, to take up arms against the United States, or shall be required or permitted by the person to whom such labor or service is claimed to be due...
Página 28 - And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places : thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations ; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
Página 133 - ... and all slaves captured from such persons or deserted by them and coming under the control of the Government of the United States...
Página 164 - President be, and he is hereby, authorized to receive into the service of the United States, for the purpose of constructing intrenchments, or performing camp service, or any other labor, or any military or naval service for which they may be found competent, persons of African descent, and such persons shall be enrolled and organized under such regulations, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws, as the President may prescribe.