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William H. Seward
William H. Seward
American Statesman
Born: May 16, 1801
Died: Oct 10, 1872
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There is a higher law than the Constitution. William H. Seward
Constitution Law Higher Than
There is not only no free state which would now establish it, but there is no slave state, which, if it had had the free alternative as we now have, would have founded slavery. William H. Seward
Free State Would Only Free State Had Alternative Establish Which Now Founded Slave Slavery
The United States are a political state, or organized society, whose end is government, for the security, welfare, and happiness of all who live under its protection. William H. Seward
Happiness Government Welfare Protection Political Live Society State States Security End Organized Who United Whose United States
If slavery, limited as it yet is, now threatens to subvert the Constitution, how can we as wise and prudent statesmen, enlarge its boundaries and increase its influence, and thus increase already impending dangers? William H. Seward
Wise Constitution Increase Statesmen Dangers Threatens Impending Thus Boundaries Limited How Prudent Influence Subvert Now Slavery
But you answer, that the Constitution recognizes property in slaves. It would be sufficient, then, to reply, that this constitutional recognition must be void, because it is repugnant to the law of nature and of nations. William H. Seward
Nature You Property Constitution Law Recognition Must Would Would-Be Constitutional Void Because Answer Reply Nations Repugnant Then Sufficient Slaves
Simultaneously with the establishment of the Constitution, Virginia ceded to the United States her domain, which then extended to the Mississippi, and was even claimed to extend to the Pacific Ocean. William H. Seward
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I speak on due consideration because Britain, France, and Mexico, have abolished slavery, and all other European states are preparing to abolish it as speedily as they can. William H. Seward
Speak Other Speedily Consideration France States Abolish Because Due Mexico European Preparing Slavery Britain
I submit, on the other hand, most respectfully, that the Constitution not merely does not affirm that principle, but, on the contrary, altogether excludes it. William H. Seward
Constitution Submit Other On The Contrary Respectfully Merely Most Principle Altogether Does Hand Affirm Contrary
It is true, indeed, that the national domain is ours. It is true it was acquired by the valor and with the wealth of the whole nation. But we hold, nevertheless, no arbitrary power over it. William H. Seward
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The right to have a slave implies the right in some one to make the slave; that right must be equal and mutual, and this would resolve society into a state of perpetual war. William H. Seward
War Society Resolve State Must Would Mutual Some Implies Equal Make Perpetual Right Slave
To reduce this claim of slavery to an absurdity, it is only necessary to add that there are only two states in which slaves are a majority, and not one in which the slaveholders are not a very disproportionate minority. William H. Seward
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