| Vermont - 1823 - 570 σελίδες
...life and liberty ; acquiring, possessing, and protectmg property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. Therefore, no male person, born in this...sea, ought to be holden by law, to serve any person, in this commonwealth, as a servant, slave, or apprentice, after he arrives to the age of twenty-one... | |
| Francis Smith Eastman - 1828 - 124 σελίδες
...life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety ; — therefore, no male person born in...this country, or brought from over sea, ought to be liolden by law to serve any person as a servant, slave or apprentice, after he arrives to the age of... | |
| Bela Bates Edwards - 1833 - 892 σελίδες
...the words of the inference ; " Therefore, no male person born in this country or brought over from sea, ought to be holden by law to serve any person...a servant, slave, or apprentice, after he arrives at the age of twenty-one years, nor female, in like manner, after she arrives at the age of eighteen... | |
| United States. Congress - 1855 - 968 σελίδες
...gentlemen will find an unequivocal declaration " that all men ' are born equally free and independent; that no ' male person, born in this country, or brought...servant, slave, or apprentice, after he ' arrives at the age of twenty-one years ; nor fe' male, in like manner, after she arrives at the age ' of eighteen... | |
| Zadock Thompson - 1842 - 662 σελίδες
...and liberty, acquiring, possessins', and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness, and safety;— therefore, no male person, born in...this country, or brought from over sea, ought to be riolden, by law, to serve any person, as a servant, slave, or apprentice, after he arrives to the age... | |
| Zadock Thompson - 1842 - 670 σελίδες
...and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness, and safety : — therefore, no male person, born in this country, or brought from oversea, ought to be holden, by la\v, to serve any pereon, as a servant, slave, or apprentice, after... | |
| 1843 - 434 σελίδες
...hif^ancss and safrrr: !'ierc'fore, no male person, born in this roontrr. or brota^iii trom ovrr wa, ought to be holden by law to serve any person as a aervanu sl*v*. or apprentice, after he arrives to the age of twenty-one years, nor S-male, in like... | |
| 1844 - 888 σελίδες
...to labor" The Constitution of Vermont, about the same period, 1793, provides that : " No male person ought to be holden by law to serve any person as a servant, slave, or apprentice.* Mr. Spooaer thinks, (p. 73,) that "bound to service" and "held to service " are the same thing. Now,... | |
| Andrew White Young - 1848 - 304 σελίδες
...protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety : therefore, no male person, bom in this country, or brought from over sea, ought to...a servant, slave, or apprentice, after he arrives at the age of twentyone years, nor female, in like manner, after she arrives to the age of eighteen... | |
| John Bigelow - 1848 - 538 σελίδες
...life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety : therefore, no male person, born in this country, or brought from over sea. ought to be bolderi by law to serve any per' son as a servant, slave, or apprentice, after he arrives at the age... | |
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