Southern Literary Messenger, Volume 25Jno. R. Thompson, 1857 - Literature |
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... morals so depraved ? Who can think , without compassion , of the millions fet- tered down by a system , of which the ... moral inculcated by the story of the eclipse ; whilst the rich gifts of the Creator are regarded but as the fruits ...
... morals so depraved ? Who can think , without compassion , of the millions fet- tered down by a system , of which the ... moral inculcated by the story of the eclipse ; whilst the rich gifts of the Creator are regarded but as the fruits ...
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... moral and philo- sophical respect for our ancestors , which elevates the character and improves the heart . What has Virginia done to rescue the virtuous actions of her eminent men from oblivion ? Jamestown cries aloud : Nothing ; worse ...
... moral and philo- sophical respect for our ancestors , which elevates the character and improves the heart . What has Virginia done to rescue the virtuous actions of her eminent men from oblivion ? Jamestown cries aloud : Nothing ; worse ...
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... morals , of right , or of humanity . The states- man who would discuss it , on the abstract proposition that man cannot ... moral , social , and political condition of the world . It is older than the re- cords of human society . Slavery ...
... morals , of right , or of humanity . The states- man who would discuss it , on the abstract proposition that man cannot ... moral , social , and political condition of the world . It is older than the re- cords of human society . Slavery ...
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... moral law ; and , had the institution of slavery been sinful , in their judgments , it can hardly be going too far to suppose , that they would have denounced and prohibited it . The Christian religion , from its earliest dawn to the ...
... moral law ; and , had the institution of slavery been sinful , in their judgments , it can hardly be going too far to suppose , that they would have denounced and prohibited it . The Christian religion , from its earliest dawn to the ...
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... moral and civilized . He is well fed , well clothed , well housed , and well cared for . It is to the interest of the master , to see that the slave is comfortable , and has a sufficiency of good and wholesome food and clothing . The ...
... moral and civilized . He is well fed , well clothed , well housed , and well cared for . It is to the interest of the master , to see that the slave is comfortable , and has a sufficiency of good and wholesome food and clothing . The ...
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Page 369 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.
Page 96 - In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone! For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan.
Page 212 - For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life : weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Page 320 - And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming, . And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor: And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted — nevermore...
Page 84 - There is, however, a circumstance attending these colonies, which, in my opinion, fully counterbalances this difference, and makes the spirit of liberty still more high and haughty than in those to the northward. It is that in Virginia and the Carolinas they have a vast multitude of slaves. Where this is the case in any part of the world, those who are free are by far the most proud and jealous of their freedom.
Page 369 - Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Page 90 - And if the Constitution recognizes the right of property of the master in a slave, and makes no distinction between that description of property and other property owned by a citizen, no tribunal, acting under the authority of the United States, whether it be legislative, executive, or judicial, has a right to draw such a distinction, or deny to it the benefit of the provisions and guarantees which have been provided for the protection of private property against the encroachments of the government.
Page 91 - It is a total absence of power everywhere within the dominion of the United States, and places the citizens of a Territory, so far as these rights are concerned, on the same footing with citizens of the States, and guards them as firmly and plainly against any inroads which the General Government might attempt, under the plea of implied or incidental powers.
Page 302 - Nisi furto sint parata. [We, the Fairies, blithe and antic, Of dimensions not gigantic, Though the moonshine mostly keep us, Oft in orchards frisk and peep us. Stolen sweets are always sweeter, Stolen kisses much completer, Stolen looks are nice in chapels, Stolen, stolen be your apples.
Page 90 - Now, as we have already said in an earlier part of this opinion, upon a different point, the right of property in a slave is distinctly and expressly affirmed in the Constitution. The right to traffic in it, like an ordinary article of merchandise and property, was guaranteed to the citizens of the United States in every State that might desire it, for twenty years.