Wendell Phillips on Civil Rights and FreedomUniversity Press of America, 1982 - 221 pages |
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... asked why Lovejoy and his friends did not appeal to the executive - trust their defense to the police of the city . It has been hinted that , from hasty and ill - judged excitement , the men within the building provoked a quarrel , and ...
... asked why Lovejoy and his friends did not appeal to the executive - trust their defense to the police of the city . It has been hinted that , from hasty and ill - judged excitement , the men within the building provoked a quarrel , and ...
Page 154
... asked , " Is it constitutional ? " The Supreme Court said , " Yes . " New Eng- land sat down and starved . Her wharves were worthless , her ships rotted , her merchants beggared . She asked no compensation . The powers of Congress ...
... asked , " Is it constitutional ? " The Supreme Court said , " Yes . " New Eng- land sat down and starved . Her wharves were worthless , her ships rotted , her merchants beggared . She asked no compensation . The powers of Congress ...
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... asked in return that this yoke of civil and social contempt should be lifted from their shoulders . You may easily imagine the temper in which Mirabeau and Lafayette welcomed this munificent gift of the free mulattoes of the West Indies ...
... asked in return that this yoke of civil and social contempt should be lifted from their shoulders . You may easily imagine the temper in which Mirabeau and Lafayette welcomed this munificent gift of the free mulattoes of the West Indies ...
Contents
In Defense of Lovejoy | 1 |
The Boston Mob | 10 |
The Right of Petition | 23 |
Copyright | |
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