Sumner has proved very conclusively, that, as a punishment to Rebels and bad citizens, the manumission of the slaves is fully recognized by those old Roman laws which the South-Carolinians have been so fond of quoting in their own behalf.
Sumner argues that historical Roman laws support the emancipation of slaves as a punishment for rebellion.
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Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.
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