 The general words above quoted would seem to embrace the whole human family, and if they were used in a similar instrument at this day would be so understood. But it is too clear for dispute, that the enslaved African race were not intended to be included,...  Pamphlets. American History - Page 81836Full view - About this book
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1859 - 634 pages
...rictus Governments arc instiliitrtl, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. J '•The general words, above quoted, would seem to embrace the whole human family ; rind, if they were u ed in a bitnilar instrument at this day, would be so unu<,-rsiood.?' As much... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Chew Howard - African Americans - 1857 - 260 pages
...these rights, Governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." The general words above quoted would seem to embrace...the enslaved African race were not intended to be included, and formed no part of the people who framed and adopted this declaration ; for if the language,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Chew Howard - African Americans - 1857 - 254 pages
...these rights, Governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." The general words above quoted would seem to embrace...the enslaved African race were not intended to be included, and formed no part of the people who framed and adopted this declaration ; for if the language,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1857 - 688 pages
...these rights, Governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." The general words above quoted would seem to embrace...this day would be so understood. But it is too clear foe dispute, that the enslaved African race were not intended to be included, and formed no part of... | |
 | 1857 - 700 pages
...of the governed/ etc. The words here quoted would seem to embrace the whole human family ; and, if used in a similar instrument at this day, would be...But it is too clear for dispute, that the enslaved Africanrace was not intended to be included; for, in thnt ease, the conduct of the distinguished men... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1857 - 608 pages
...The general words " in the Declaration of Independence and in the Constitution, though broad enough " to embrace the whole human family, and if they were...similar instrument at this day would be so understood," do not include them. Two clauses only of the Constitution point to them specifically. " One of these... | |
 | Michael W. Cluskey - Political Science - 1857 - 672 pages
...these rights, governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." ovided, that the legislative right of any state within its own limit faniilv, and if they were used in a similar instrument at this day would be so understood. But it is... | |
 | John Codman Hurd - Law - 1858 - 778 pages
...conclusion, in the text above, is the gist of the argument in the Opinion, appears further from page 110: " The general words above quoted would seem to embrace...this day, would be so understood. But it is too clear to dispute, that the enslaved African race were not intended to be included, and formed no part of... | |
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