Lewis Tappan: “Not a law has been passed, not a treaty ratified, but by their votes.”

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Not a law has been passed, not a treaty ratified, but by their votes.

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Lewis Tappan

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Tappan emphasizes the political power of slaveholders by stating that all laws and treaties require their approval.

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By abolishing slavery you will become the architects of your own fortune, and of your country's greatness.

Up--quit yourselves like men: and may Almighty God direct and bless your efforts!

The institution which oppresses you is suffering from the decrepitude of age, and is the scorn and loathing of the world.

He is terrified by the echo of his own threats, and the very proposal to dissolve the Union and leave him to his fate, throws him into paroxysms.