The only ground on which a neutral State can claim respect at the hands of belligerents is, that, so far as she is concerned, their rights are protected.

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It is not to be disguised, that a war has broken out between the North...

It is not to be disguised, that a war has broken out between the North...

I prefer, in a word, the republican system, because it comes up more nearly to...

I prefer, in a word, the republican system, because it comes up more nearly to...

I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people...

I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people...

The poor North has much to do with slavery. It staggers under its load and...

The poor North has much to do with slavery. It staggers under its load and...

But, although America cannot be justly charged with violating the rights of Turkey, Turkey nevertheless...

But, although America cannot be justly charged with violating the rights of Turkey, Turkey nevertheless...

There is room in our ranks for the old and decrepit, as well as the...

There is room in our ranks for the old and decrepit, as well as the...

As this is the first time I have had the floor, it may be well...

As this is the first time I have had the floor, it may be well...

I need say no more, to prove that slavery is entirely unlike the servitude in...

I need say no more, to prove that slavery is entirely unlike the servitude in...

To no human charter am I indebted for my rights.

To no human charter am I indebted for my rights.

When a good man lends himself to the advocacy of slavery, he must, at least...

When a good man lends himself to the advocacy of slavery, he must, at least...

God cannot approve of a system of servitude, in which the master is guilty of...

God cannot approve of a system of servitude, in which the master is guilty of...

True, permanent peace can never be restored, until slavery, the occasion of the war, has...

True, permanent peace can never be restored, until slavery, the occasion of the war, has...

It, sometimes, suits the slaveholders to claim, that their slavery is an exclusively State concern;...

It, sometimes, suits the slaveholders to claim, that their slavery is an exclusively State concern;...

Our political and constitutional rights, so called, are but the natural and inherent rights of...

Our political and constitutional rights, so called, are but the natural and inherent rights of...

But I love honesty, and, therefore; do I make great account of facts.

But I love honesty, and, therefore; do I make great account of facts.

I do not object to the construction of rail roads and canals.

I do not object to the construction of rail roads and canals.

My rights all spring front an infinitely nobler source - from favor and grace of...

My rights all spring front an infinitely nobler source - from favor and grace of...

Let us tell our legislators in advance, that this is a right, restraints on which,...

Let us tell our legislators in advance, that this is a right, restraints on which,...

There is one class of men, whom it especially behoves to be tenacious of the...

There is one class of men, whom it especially behoves to be tenacious of the...

It is manifestly vital to the success of the anti-slavery cause, that the authority and...

It is manifestly vital to the success of the anti-slavery cause, that the authority and...