That every man has a natural right to the fruits of his own labor, is generally admitted; and that no other person can rightfully deprive him of those fruits and appropriate them against his will, seems to be the necessary result of this admission.” Antelope, 10 Wheat., 120.
Mann states that every individual has a natural right to their labor's fruits, highlighting the injustice of slavery.
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Of all the states in this Union, not one has on the whole such various and abundant resources for manufacturing as our own Virginia, both East and West.
It is only in the land of slaves that they are blotted out and annihilated.
Is there not one spot where we can stand side by side, as friends, sympathize with each other, and act together in harmony?
Did the law ever contemplate so cruel and revengeful a proceeding?
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