atlu lber or unwise, (hat was not the questinn nt issue. The property in the slaves was left in precisely
... the same situation in which it stood before the Act was parsed. The principle slaves Iwing property was clearly recognized ; they might be disposed of as such, assigned as such, and inherted such. Well, then, if there was a property in the slave, the only question was, whether the case had arisen on which they had a right legislate. Had the case arisen that would justify a change ? that, his ...