A Legal Argument Before the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey, at the May Term, 1845, at Trenton, for the Deliverance of Four Thousand Persons from BondageFinch & Weed, 1845 - 52 sivua |
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LEGAL ARGUMENT BEFORE THE SUPR Alvan 1790-1849 Stewart,New Jersey Supreme Court Esikatselu ei käytettävissä - 2016 |
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10th Article abolish slavery adoption ALVAN STEWART argument behold bondmen born free British Chief Justice cloud colored common law Congress Constitution continent counsel court created free crime Declaration of Independence defend deliverance deprived dishonor due process Egypt emancipation England exist father five-sixths form of Government framers free and equal fugitives glorious Granville Sharpe guarantee Habeas Corpus Heaven honored human rights inalienable institution of slavery Island Jersey judiciary labor land law of Nations law of nature law of slavery legislation lex scripta liberty party abolitionists Lord Mansfield man's Massachusetts master means mercy mighty millions mother natural rights never overthrow Pharaoh poor possessions process of law proposition protection pursuit of happiness Republican form repugnant res adjudicata safety and happiness says slave slave laws slaveholders slavery solemn Somerset statute sublime territory tion treaty treaty of Ghent United villein villeinage West Indies wife word person ZABRISKIE
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Sivu 36 - I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt : open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Sivu 28 - All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.
Sivu 8 - All men are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent and unalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and of pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness.
Sivu 28 - All laws now in force in the territory of Wisconsin, which are not repugnant to this constitution, shall remain in force until they expire by their own limitation, or be altered or repealed by the legislature.
Sivu 22 - Whereas the traffic in slaves is irreconcilable with the principles of humanity and justice, and whereas both His Majesty and the United States are desirous of continuing their efforts to promote its entire abolition, it is hereby agreed that both the contracting parties shall use their best endeavors to accomplish so desirable an object.
Sivu 29 - That it is contrary to the law of nature will scarcely be denied. That every man has a natural right to the fruits of his own labor is generally admitted; and that no other person can rightfully deprive him of those fruits, and appropriate them against his will, seems to be the necessary result of this admission.
Sivu 12 - Proud Nimrod first the bloody chase began, A mighty hunter, and his prey was man; Our haughty Norman boasts that barbarous name, And makes his trembling slaves the royal game.
Sivu 31 - ... in the succession of day and night, summer and winter, seed-time and harvest, life and death. The regular succession of events in a thousand different ways accustoms us, from force of habit, to expect things to happen in a regular order ; and we find that the expectation is fulfilled.
Sivu 25 - ARTICLE 2. All men are free to worship God according to the dictates of their own consciences; but this sacred privilege hereby secured shall not be so construed as to justify acts of licentiousness, or practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the Kingdom.