An Impartial Appeal to the Reason, Interest and Patriotism, of the People of Illinois, on the Injurious Effects of Slave Labour (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from An Impartial Appeal to the Reason, Interest and Patriotism, of the People of Illinois, on the Injurious Effects of Slave Labour When a people, educated with the principles and habits of freemen, blessed with the light of Christianity - who live under a government of their own choice, and belong, moreover, to a great commonwealth of free republics - when such a people, desirous of altering the frame of their constitution, make a solemn call for a convention for that purpose - there would seem to be but one conclusion to be drawn from the circumstance. Some great defect has been discovered in that constitution - some bar to the distribution of justice - some heavy incumbrance upon the operations of the government. Such would be the conclusion of a person acquainted with the nature of our institutions, yet ignorant of the particular facts - upon being told that the people of Illinois had now to deliberate upon such a question. How great would be his surprise at learning that the main object in calling this convention, was, to enable the citizens of Illinois to hold slaves! Can it be that in the nineteenth century, and in the United States of America - at a time when the whole civilized world seems awakening to a sense of the enormities of Negro bondage - a people, professing to believe that "all men are free and equal," is to be found willing even to deliberate upon such a question? What, it will be asked, are the arguments by which the people of Illinois are to be persuaded to this measure? Is it said that the States south of the Ohio hold slaves, and that Illinois has an equal right to the privilege? To this assertion it is a sufficient reply that Illinois holds her rank as a member of the Federal Union, by the terms of a Charter which she cannot violate - which neither party can alter without the consent of the other, and which forbids Slavery within her territories. Even if it were not so, the condition of those States should deter her from such a measure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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