...Williamson of North Carolina declared himself in principle and practice opposed to slavery. Madison " thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in man." But the extreme Southern States, South Carolina and Georgia, insisted on the right of importing slaves,...

...slavery: it was a nefarious institution." l In another mood, and with mild juridical phrase, Mr. Madison " thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in men." 2 And Washington, in a letter written near this period, says, with a frankness worthy of imitation,"...

...determined to keep the Constitution in harmony with it, insisted, in well-known words, that it was "WRONG to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in men."1 Of all that has come to us from that historic Convention, where Washington sat as President,...

...discouragement to their importation. Sherman said the, duty was too small to bear that character. Madison thought it " wrong to admit, in the Constitution, the idea that there could be property in man ;" indeed, several changes of phrase were made on purpose to avoid any such implication. Gouverneur...

...slavery to intrench itself within the Constitution by so much as admitting its name. Mr. Madison " thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in men," and that the liberty to import slaves for twenty years would be " dishonorable to the American...

...importation. Sherman said the duty was too small to bear that character. Madison thought it " wrong tc admit, in the Constitution, the idea that there could be property in man;" indeed, several changes of phrase were made on purpose to avoid any such implication. Gouverneur Morris...

...Constitution which conferred power on Congress to abolish the importation of slaves in 1808, " Mr Madison thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in men." Most memorable testimony to the truth from this greatest constitutional authority! With the knowledge...

...would dishonor the nation ; for at anothe,r point of the debate, on the same day, he said that " he thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in men." Such property he was anxious to protect as the great Southern interest, so long as it lasted...

...are not to be found. Mr. Madison, in the debates in the convention at Philadelphia in 1787, said he " thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in men." It was this sentiment, which pervaded that body, that caused the evasive circumlocution to be...

...are not to be found. Mr. Madison, in the debates in the convention at Philadelphia in 1787, said he " thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in men." It was this sentiment, which pervaded that body, that caused the evasive circumlocution to be...