They had for more than a century before been regarded as beings of an inferior order and altogether unfit to associate with the white race, either in social or political relations, and so far inferior that they had no rights which the white man was bound... The Supreme Court Reporter - Page 361884Full view - About this book
| Benson John Lossing - 1877 - 764 pages
...progenitors " for more than a century before," regarded the negroes as beings of an inferior order, and altogether unfit to associate with the white race...man -was bound to respect, and that the negro might lawfully be reduced to slavery for his (the white man's) benefit. The Chief Justice further declared... | |
| Edward Howland - 1877 - 848 pages
...; % i of an inferior order, and altogether unfit to associate with the white race, either in moral or political relations ; and so far inferior, that...and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit." Justices Curtis and McLean dissented from this decision, maintaining " that by taking the plaintiff... | |
| 1881 - 210 pages
...(the colored people) had for more than a century before been regarded as beings of an inferior order, and altogether unfit to associate with the white race,...inferior that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect." SHEEP IN COBEA. ENGLEWOOD, Oct. 8, 1880, Please state why is sheep raising prohibited... | |
| Edward Howland - 1877 - 858 pages
...beings of an inferior order, and altogether unfit to associate with the white race, either in moral or political relations ; and so far inferior, that they had no rights which the white inan was bound to respect ; and that the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for... | |
| Benson John Lossing - 1878 - 722 pages
...of the revolution and their progenitors "for more than a century before" regarded the negro race as so far inferior, that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect L, and that they were never spoken of except JAMES BUCHANAN. as property. He also... | |
| Massachusetts Historical Society - 1863 - 548 pages
...• • • " They had for more than a century before been regarded as beings of an inferior order, and altogether unfit to associate with the white race,...and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit. He was bought and sold, and treated as an ordinary article of merchandise and traffic, whenever a profit... | |
| John Thomas Scharf - 1879 - 878 pages
...misrepresentation of a single phrase. In the middle of a sentence of that opinion referring to Africans, he said, 'they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect,' and the gross injustice is done of charging him with entertaining the view which these words, taken by... | |
| James Schouler - 1891 - 564 pages
...Constitution was adopted, negroes had been and were still regarded as beings of an inferior order, "and so far inferior that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect." That curdling • 19 Howard's Reports, 393, Justices McLean aud Curtis dissenting.... | |
| 1881 - 796 pages
...been regarded [by the civilized and enlightened portions of the world] as being* of an inferior order, and altogether unfit to associate with the white race,...man was bound to respect ; and that the negro might 'ustly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit. He was bought and told, and treated as an... | |
| Benson John Lossing - 1881 - 926 pages
...fathers and their progenitors, " for more than a century before," regarded the black race among us as " so far inferior, that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect" and that they " were never thought or spoken of except her following he was elected to that high office, and... | |
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