The Works of Charles Sumner, Volume 14Lee and Shepard, 1883 |
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Page 408 - And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned ? " When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest
Page 386 - protection by the Government, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the right to acquire and possess property of every kind, and to pursue and obtain happiness and safety,.... the right of a citizen of one State to pass through or to reside in any other State, for purposes of trade, agriculture, professional pursuits, or otherwise.
Page 441 - evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property, and to full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property, as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, and penalties, and to none other, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 89 - And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house ; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it : or, if it seem good to thee,
Page 429 - transcended. But we think the sound construction of the Constitution must allow to the National Legislature that discretion with respect to the means by which the powers it confers are to be carried into execution which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it in the manner most beneficial to the people. Let the end be legitimate, let it
Page 441 - Such citizens, of every race and color, without regard to any previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitnde, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall have the same right, in every State and Territory in the United States,
Page 405 - the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, .... for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
Page 378 - This, our new Government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth." "This stone, which was rejected by the first builders, is become the chief stone of the corner.
Page 365 - in the United States in their civil rights, and furnish the means of their vindication," passed April 9, 1866, and these sections are hereby made a part of this Act; and any of the aforesaid officers failing to institute and prosecute such proceedings herein required shall for every such
Page 473 - fail to summon any citizen for the reason above named, shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. SEC. 5. That every discrimination against any citizen on account of color, by the use of the word " white,