36 Verbs to Use for the Word slaveholders

Congress has no power, O no, not a modicum, to help the slaveholders of the District, however loudly they may clamor for it.

Besides, if Congress were to "take" the slaves in the District, it would be adopting, not abolishing slaverybecoming a slaveholder itself, instead of requiring others to be such no longer.

This very year, we see both the great political parties doing homage to the slave power, by nominating each a slaveholder for the chair of State.

A writer in the "Gazette of the United States," Feb. 20th, 1790, (then the government paper,) who opposes the abolition of slavery, and avows himself a slaveholder, says, "I have seen in the papers accounts of large associations, and applications to Government for the abolition of slavery.

In a letter dated November 29, 1838, Mr. Ladd says: "While I lived in Florida I knew a slaveholder whose name was Hutchinson, he had been a preacher and a member of the Senate of Georgia.

In the early fifties, when the growth of anti-slavery sentiment and the constant drain of fugitive slaves into the North had so alarmed the slaveholders of the border States as to lead to the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law, a young white man from Ohio, moved by compassion for the sufferings of a certain bondman who happened to have a "hard master," essayed to help the slave to freedom.

The timorous element threatened the teachers with the terrors of the law, induced the benevolent slaveholders to prohibit the attendance of their Negroes, and had the school closed.

Those divines, whose policy it is to handle slaveholders "with gloves," if they must handle them at all, doubtless regard Nathan as an exceedingly impolite preacher.

He also spoke of the fears which haunted the slaveholders.

During the cholera at Richmond, my brother preached a sermon, in which he compared the pestilence to the plagues, which afflicted the Egyptian slaveholders, because they would not let the people go.

Nay, if angels were constituted slaveholders, our objection to the relation would remain undiminished; since there would still be the same robbery of which we now complain.

So many thousands of the citizens of the United States, without counting slaveholders, would not have suffered their prophesyings to be falsified, if they could have found whereof to manufacture fulfilment.

The first step, in the merciful work of delivering the slaveholder from his sin, is similar.

" Mr. Russell, in the account given by him of this tragedy in the 'Oasis,' page 267, thus describes the slaveholder who made the above expression, and was the leader of the 'hunt,' and in whose family he resided at the time as an instructor he says of himhe was "an opulent planter, in whose family the evils of slaveholding were palliated by every expedient that a humane and generous disposition could suggest.

We subjoin a few illustrations, and first, the memorable declaration of President Jefferson, who lived and died a slaveholder.

There you will find the idle, swaggering slaveholder, blustering about in lordly style; boasting of his wealth; betting and gambling; ready to fight, if his slightest wish is not granted, and lavishing his cash on all who have the least claim upon him.

We invite into the arena of public discussion in our State the slaveholder; we are willing to hear his reasons and facts in favor of slavery, or against abolitionists: we do not fear his errors while we are ourselves free to combat them.

On the other hand, let it be known to the governor, that he has within his jurisdiction a prominent abolitionistone, whose heart of burning love has made him specially anxious to persuade the unfortunate slaveholder to be just to himself, to his fellow men, and to his God,and the governor, true to the horrid sentiments of his famous message, would advise that he be "put to death without benefit of clergy."

To save a slaveholder from drowning, when we know he has made a will freeing his slaves, would put off, perhaps forever, their emancipation, but of course that is not my fault.

You, gentlemen, take the liberty to depart from our standard English translation of the Bible, and to substitute "slaveholder" for "master""slave" for "servant"and, in substance, "emperor" for "ruler"and "subject of an imperial government" for "subject of civil government generally."

Admit that you are right: but this (which seems to be your only ground for it) does not justify you in translating these words "slaveholder" and "slave," whenever it may be advantageous to your side of the question to have them thus translated.

The tone in which opposite political journals denounce the late outrage may warn the slaveholders that they will not much longer hold the north in bonds.

His house is the depot of various subterranean railroads; and I pity the slaveholder who tries to get on any of his tracks.

" Friend Hopper cherished some hope that this preaching and praying slaveholder would eventually manumit his bondmen; but I had listened to his conversation, and I thought otherwise.

The process is a very ticklish one, and but for the northern public opinion, which is now pressing the slaveholders close, I dare say would not be attempted at all.

36 Verbs to Use for the Word  slaveholders