“It, sometimes, suits the slaveholders to claim, that their slavery is an exclusively State concern; and that the North has, therefore, nothing to do with it.” SometimesStatesConcernClaimsSlaverySuitsSlaveholders Book:Speeches of Gerrit Smith in Congress Source: Speeches of Gerrit Smith in Congress
“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.” StatesHandsRightsRespectConcernedClaimsProtected Book:Speeches of Gerrit Smith in Congress Source: Speeches of Gerrit Smith in Congress
