| United States. Congress - United States - 1859 - 634 pages
...rictus Governments arc instiliitrtl, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. J '•The general words, above quoted, would seem to embrace the whole human family ; rind, if they were u ed in a bitnilar instrument at this day, would be so unu<,-rsiood.?' As much... | |
| United States - 1836 - 494 pages
...men are created equal," &c. The Chief Justice then proceeds to comment on that clause, as follows : "The general words above quoted would seem to embrace...this day would be so understood. But it is too clear for dispute that the enslaved African race were not intended to be ineluded, and formed no part of'... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1857 - 688 pages
...these rights, Governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." The general words above quoted would seem to embrace...this day would be so understood. But it is too clear foe dispute, that the enslaved African race were not intended to be included, and formed no part of... | |
| United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Chew Howard - African Americans - 1857 - 260 pages
...these rights, Governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." The general words above quoted would seem to embrace...this day would be so understood. But it is too clear for dispute, that the enslaved African race were not intended to be included, and formed no part of... | |
| United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Chew Howard - African Americans - 1857 - 254 pages
...these rights, Governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." The general words above quoted would seem to embrace...this day would be so understood. But it is too clear for dispute, that the enslaved African race were not intended to be included, and formed no part of... | |
| North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1857 - 608 pages
...The general words " in the Declaration of Independence and in the Constitution, though broad enough " to embrace the whole human family, and if they were...similar instrument at this day would be so understood," do not include them. Two clauses only of the Constitution point to them specifically. " One of these... | |
| 1857 - 700 pages
...of the governed/ etc. The words here quoted would seem to embrace the whole human family ; and, if used in a similar instrument at this day, would be so understood. But it is too clear for dispute, that the enslaved Africanrace was not intended to be included; for, in thnt ease, the... | |
| Michael W. Cluskey - Political Science - 1857 - 672 pages
...these rights, governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." ovided, that the legislative right of any state within its own limit faniilv, and if they were used in a similar instrument at this day would be so understood. But it is... | |
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