...heavy duty upon those, who chose to prosecu'e it. Mr. Dawes remarked, in the course of the debate, " we may say, that although slavery is not smitten by...yet it has received a mortal wound, and will die of consumption." t The abolition of the slave trade by the British Parliament also in 1806, is a coincidence,...

...all the pity of humanity."— [Deb. Va. Con. p. 431.] In the Mass. Con. of '88, Judge Dawes said, " Although slavery is not smitten by an apoplexy, yet it has received a mortal wound, and will die of consumption."— [Deb. Mass. Con. p. 60.] General Heath said that, " Slavery was confined to the States...

...abolish slavery by an act of congress in a moment, and so destroy what our southern brethren considered as property. But we may say, that although slavery...yet it has received a mortal wound, and will die of consumption." ' Messrs. King, Gore, and Parsons spoke of the advantage to the Northern States the apportionment...

...exterminate slavery within our borders." In the Massachusetts convention of '88, Judge Hawes said : " Although slavery is not smitten by an apoplexy, yet it has received a mortal wound and will die of consumption."* At the same time and place Gov. Heath said, " that slavery was confined to the states...

...tolerating slavery, " the convention did all they ' could in this case ; and we may say that, though 1 slavery is not smitten by an apoplexy, yet it has : received a deadly wound, and will die of consump' tion." What, sir, would have been the astonishment of men who...

...therefore, he could not see that the Northern States would suffer, but directly tg the contrary. He thought,. however, that gentlemen would do well to...received a mortal wound, and will die of a consumption. Mr. NEAL (from Kittery) . went over the ground of objection to this section on the idea that the slave...

...therefore, he could not see that the northern States would suffer, but directly to the contrary. He thought, however, that gentlemen would do well to...received a mortal wound, and will die of a consumption. Mr. Dawes said, the paragraph in debate related only to the rule of apportioning internal taxes, but...

...that was plausible, if it was not convincing. " The members of the Southern States," it was said, " like ourselves, have their prejudices. It would not...yet it has received a mortal wound, and will die of consumption." 2 The question of slavery, however, will service of others ? " Rudiments of opinions...

...slavery thus restricted could not live. He closed his speech with these words: "We may say, therefore, that although slavery is not smitten by an apoplexy,...yet it has received a mortal wound, and will die of consumption." Judge Wilson, in the Pennsylvania Convention, and others, took the same ground; and Judges...

...our Southern brethren consider as property. But we may say, that although slavery is not smitten by apoplexy, yet it has received a mortal wound, and will die of consumption. Gen. Heath said, the paragraph respecting the migra-' tion or importation of such persons...