 | John Codman Hurd - Law - 1858 - 694 pages
...the reason given, for not sustaining it, is not a good judicial reason. Lord Mansfield says — " the state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable...being introduced on any reasons, moral or political." If he intended to say that the moral and political reasons against slavery were such that even positive... | |
 | Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - Cheshire (England) - 1858 - 470 pages
...The exercise : of it therefore must always be regulated by the laws of the place where exercised. The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being now introduced by courts of justice upon mere reasoning, or by inferences drawn from any principles,... | |
 | David W. Bartlett - Biography & Autobiography - 1859 - 360 pages
...felt and expressed by the Bench. " In giving the opinion of the court, Lord Mansfield said: " ' The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable...occasion, and time itself, from whence it was created, are erased from the memory; it is of a nature that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1859 - 786 pages
...said, " The power of a master over his slave has been extremely different in different countries. The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable...introduced on any reasons moral or political, but only positive law, which preserves its force long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself from whence... | |
 | Fugitive slave law of 1850 - 1859 - 300 pages
...The state of slavery," said Lord Mansfield, pronouncing judgment in the great case of Somerset, " is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced...reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law. . It is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law ;" and every court of... | |
 | Fugitive slave law of 1850 - 1859 - 292 pages
...The state of slavery," said Lord Mansfield, pronouncing judgment in the great case of Somerset, " is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced...reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law. It is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law ; " and every court of... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 270 pages
...declared it in these memorable words : 41 We cannot direct the law : the law must direct vs. .... The state of Slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable...long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself whence it was created, is erased from the memory. It ia so odious that nothing can be sufficient to... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 266 pages
...declared it in these memorable words : " We cannot direct the lav : the law must direct из. .... The state of Slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable...long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself whence it was created, is erased from the memory. It is so odious that nothing can be sufficient to... | |
 | Horace Greeley - History - 1860 - 250 pages
...only by positive law, which preserves its " We cannot direct the law: the law must direct us. .... The state of Slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or all'nersons born in that Sta*p thprpaftpr Ton force long after the reasons > occasion, and time itself... | |
 | Campaign literature, 1860 - 1860 - 270 pages
...direct the law : the law must direct «3. .... The state of Slavery is of such a nature that it ia incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral...political, but only by positive law, which preserves its fo/ce long after the reasons, occasion, and time itself whence it was created, is erased from the memory.... | |
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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... 
