...right. These dangers now exist by law at the South. / Liberty may be bought at too dear a price; if I cannot : have it except by sin, I reject it. But I...as to doubt my safety in obeying Him. The sanctions 1 of English law are with me; but if I tread the dust of law beneath my feet and enter the Holy of...

...abhorrence of the Fugitive Slave Law, the Abolitionists could not have gone beyond the old Israelites: "Thou shall not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee. He shall dwell with thee, even among you in that place which he shall choose...

...abhorrence of the Fugitive Slave Law, the Abolitionists could not have gone beyond the old Israelites: "Thou shall not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee. He shall dwell with thee, even among you in that place which he shall choose...

...right. These dangers now exist by law at the South. Liberty may be bought at too dear a price; if I cannot have it except by sin, I reject it. But I cannot...Holy of Holies, what do I find written there ? " Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped to thee; he shall dwell with you, even...

...been remarked. In 1693 George Keith, in speaking of fugitives, quoted with telling effect the text, "Thou shall not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee" (Deut. 23.15). In 1696 the Yearly Meeting in Pennsylvania first took definite...

...is the language of much earlier and higher authority;— in the divine writings of Moses it is said, "Thou shall not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee," &c. — (23d chapter Deut. ISthtierse.) But this is not a case of an 'escape,'...

...courts should enforce common-law principles of liberty and abide by the divine law of Deuteronomy 23:15: "Thou shall not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee." Sharp had succeeded in making England an asylum for a few James Somersets,...

...condemnation on Slavery, and the Fugitive Slave law, in so far as it tends to give force to Slavery." Again, "Thou shall not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee; he shall dwell with thee, even among you in that place which he shall choose,...

...directly contradicted such biblical supports for slavery. For example, Deuteronomy 23:15-16 proclaims that "Thou shall not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee: He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose...

...Puritan lawmakers also took cognizance of bibical injunctions, including Deuteronomy 23:15 and 16: "Thou shall not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee. He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose...