On the record
Of the Judges of the Supreme Court, 18 have been taken from the slave, and but 14 from the free States.
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Lewis Tappan
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gutenberg.orgLewis Tappan: “Of the Judges of the Supreme Court, 18 have been taken from the slave, and but 14 from the free States.”
Editor's note · Context
Tappan points out the disproportionate representation of slave state judges on the Supreme Court compared to free states.
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Up--quit yourselves like men: and may Almighty God direct and bless your efforts!
Unite then, we beseech you, with one heart and one mind, for the legal, constitutional abolition of slavery.
In the place of your present contempt, and degradation, and misery, honor, and wealth, and happiness court your acceptance.
Do you ask that your children may be rescued from the ignorance and irreligion to which they are now doomed, and that avenues may be opened for you and for them to honest and profitable employment?