Author : Henry Clay
Release : 1839
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Book Synopsis Speech of Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, on the Subject of Abolition Petitions. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 7, 1839, 7 February 1839 by : Henry Clay
Download or read book Speech of Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, on the Subject of Abolition Petitions. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 7, 1839, 7 February 1839 written by Henry Clay. This book was released on 1839. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Printed by Gales and Seaton. Clay argues, The liberty of the descendants of Africa in the United States is incompatible with the safety and liberty of the European descendants. Their slavery forms an exception... to the general liberty in the United States. We did not originate, nor are we responsible for, this necessity. Their liberty, if it were possible, could only be established by violating the incontestable powers of the States, and subverting the Union...