The Constitutional Duty of the Federal Government to Abolish American Slavery
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| When the slaves were landed in the Colonies and sold to the planters, there were no English or colonial statutes authorizing the procedure. Ilad there been any, they would have been of no valid force, because contrary to the British constitution and the English common law. This appears from the decision of Lord Chief Justice Mans- field, who, on this ground, liberated the slave Somerset, * Clarkson's History, p 30 ; Edwards' History of West-Indies, vol 2, pp. 43, 44; Goodell's Slavery and Ant...i-Slavery p. 6.
t Spooner's Unconstitutionality of Slavery, pp. 29-35.
X CJarkson's History, p. 314 ; Goodell's Slavery and Anti-Slavery, p. 65.
6 HISTORICAL OUTLINE.
and declared slavery illegal in England, in llie year 1*7 '72. Four years before onr Declaration of Independence. The same decision, though never enforced in the colonies, was legally binding upon them, as Granville Sharpe pub- licly maintained. "" The colonial charters, moreover, re- stricted the colonial legislatures from passing any laws contrary to the common law of England, which forbids slavery .
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
| When the slaves were landed in the Colonies and sold to the planters, there were no English or colonial statutes authorizing the procedure. Ilad there been any, they would have been of no valid force, because contrary to the British constitution and the English common law. This appears from the decision of Lord Chief Justice Mans- field, who, on this ground, liberated the slave Somerset, * Clarkson's History, p 30 ; Edwards' History of West-Indies, vol 2, pp. 43, 44; Goodell's Slavery and Ant...i-Slavery p. 6.
t Spooner's Unconstitutionality of Slavery, pp. 29-35.
X CJarkson's History, p. 314 ; Goodell's Slavery and Anti-Slavery, p. 65.
6 HISTORICAL OUTLINE.
and declared slavery illegal in England, in llie year 1*7 '72. Four years before onr Declaration of Independence. The same decision, though never enforced in the colonies, was legally binding upon them, as Granville Sharpe pub- licly maintained. "" The colonial charters, moreover, re- stricted the colonial legislatures from passing any laws contrary to the common law of England, which forbids slavery .
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Abolition Society of New York City And Vicinity to read onlineMoreLess
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