 | Wilson Armistead - Antislavery movements - 1853 - 384 pages
...justice, be taken from him, unless he forfeits it by some crime." — Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773. " Slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable...introduced on any reasons moral or political, but only by positive law. It is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law." —... | |
 | Peter Burke - Law - 1854 - 358 pages
...must be recognised by the law of the country where it is used. The power of a master over his slave has been extremely different, in different countries....introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself from whence... | |
 | Robert Phillimore - International law - 1854 - 930 pages
...must be recognized by the law of the country where it is used. The power of a master over his slave has been extremely different in different countries....introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself from whence... | |
 | Robert Phillimore - International law - 1854 - 406 pages
...master over his slave has been extremely different in different countries. The state of shivery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself from whence... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1856 - 172 pages
...in these memorable words : v " We cannot direct the law ; the law must direct us. ** * Thefltateof Slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of...introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law. which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself whence... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Antislavery movements - 1856 - 722 pages
..."The state of Slavery," said Lord Mansfield, pronouncing judgment in the great case of Somersett, " is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons moral or political, but only by positive law. It is so odious, that nothing can lie suffered to support it but POSITIVE LAW." *... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1856 - 176 pages
...Mansfield declared it in these memorable words : " We cannot direct the law ; the law mnst direct us. * * * The state of Slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being mtroduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law. which preserves its foree long... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Chew Howard - African Americans - 1857 - 260 pages
...must be recognised by the law of the country where it is used. The power of the master over his slave has been extremely different in different countries."...introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself, from... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1857 - 688 pages
...must be recognised by the law of the country where it is used. The power of the master over his slave has been extremely different in different countries."...introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself, from... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Chew Howard - African Americans - 1857 - 260 pages
...must be recognised by the law of the country where it is used. The power of the master over his slave has been extremely different in different countries."...introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself, from... | |
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The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law... 
