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Slave Sale on Georgia Plantation
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Begin handwritten} Life in the Southern States
{End handwritten}
WHAT BECAME OF THE SLAVES ON A GEORGIA
PLANTATION?
GREAT ACTION SALE OF SLAVES{Begin handwritten} by Price M. Butler {End
handwritten}
AT SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
MARCH 2d 3d, 1859.
A
SEQUEL TO MRS. KEMBLE'S JOURNAL.
{Begin handwritten} Savannah, Ga.
{End handwritten}
1863.
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Dred Scott vs. Sanford- 1857
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It seems, however, to be supposed, that there is a difference between property
in a slave and other property, and that different rules may be applied to it in
expounding the Constitution of the United States. And the laws and usages of
nations, and the writings of eminent jurists upon the relation of master
and
slave and their mutual rights and duties, and the powers which governments may
exercise over it, have been dwelt upon in the argument.
But . . . if the
Constitution recognizes the right of property of the master in a slave, and
makes no distinction between that description of property and other property
owned by a citizen, no tribunal, acting under the authority of the United
States, whether it be legislative, executive, or judicial, has a right to draw
such a distinction, or deny to it the benefit of the provisions and guarantees
which have been provided for the protection of private property against the
encroachments of the Government. -
Now . . . the right of property in a slave is distinctly and expressly affirmed
in the Constitution. The right to traffic in it, like an ordinary article of
merchandise and property, was guaranteed to the citizens of the United States,
in every State that might desire it, for twenty years And the Government in
express terms is pledged to protect it in all future time, if the slave escapes
from his owner.
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Slavery in the U.S. Constitution
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Q59. "I need help looking for where the Constitution
implies slavery. I looked at Article 1, Section 9, Clause 1 of the Constitution.
I need another example of the implied use of slavery."A. When the Constitution notes "all other persons," it means slaves (see Article 1 Section 2). When it talks about the
importation of persons (see Article 1, Section 9,
Clause 1), it means the slave trade.See also Article 4, Section 2.
The 13th Amendment and the unratified Slavery Amendment mention slavery
explicitly.
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