... Mr. Buxton, from various authorities, of the effects of slavery in making the minds of its victims become a mere blank * and be arrives at the conclusion that tbe inevitable tendency of slavery to make the working class so idle and shiftless is the true ...

... tbe two affairs being identical, so far as related to violation of law ; but in the one the law was violated a? against slavery, and in the other it was violated in its favour, whicb, you see, makes a difference in tbe mode of treatment. There bave been ...

... year from all direct access to Canada. Again, if the Northern States should separate from the Southern on the question of slavery — one which now so fiercely agitates the public mind in America — that portion of the Grand Trunk Railway which traverses ...

... a decision lately given by tbe Postmaster- General of the United! States, that all incetdiary (or in other words snti- slavery) documents might be prevented by postmasters from passiog into tbe slaveboldiog Stales, a postmaster in Vir- ginia has refused ...

... rafted into tbe militia of distant provinces of tbe empire thns converting tbe noble profession of arms into an igno- minious slavery and a mean, ef oppression to others as wel as to ourselves. Tbey promised to discbarge tbe debts for wbicb tbey became responsible ...

... Alexander 11., promises to achieve greater and better things than his sire. He bas already grappled with the questiou of slavery, tbe monster evil of bis empire and, despite tbe opposition of many of bis nobles, is determined to effect his benevolent ...

... tbe respective localities un il the reading announced. The House of Representatives was stilly witb the discussion of the slavery question, si very exciting speeches had beeD delivered. The rote for Speaker on the 23d . bowed 4 Sherman (Republican) still ...

... hesi- tation in saying that upon this result depends not only tbe extinction of the slave trade, but in all probability of slavery itself. It is a question whicb, more from social and political than from mere com- mercial considerations, is well wortby ...

... represents it, bnt it is some twenty-seven millions. If every one who does not possess a vote is to be associated with Neapolitan slavery and helplessness, why dees Mr. Bright leave twenty-five millions of his fellow-countrymen in the lurch? Surely his ideal ...

... fature a fresh out- I cordially congratulate you upon the final Uement by the Superior Court of the United mof the question of slavery. The right has !D established of every citizen to take property, ..ding slaves, into tbe common territories, and to re it ...

... statesmen. The exception, however, is one with which is connected the welfare of a large portion of the human race. We mean slavery the damnosa hereditas of the United States — a question which the Harper's Ferry affair has brought to a crisis. Mr. Buchanan ...

... of allaying th- exi.Ung excite- ment, and preventing further oatbreaks of a similar cha- , raeter for tbe suppression of slavery. All lawful meao. at my command have been employed, aod shall continue to be employed, to execute tbe law. against tbe African ...