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C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Section Fifth: Senatorial career. (search)
avery national. After debate, the subject was committed to a Committee of eleven, who subsequently reported a substitute, authorizing a tax on such migration or importation, at a rate not exceeding the average of duties laid on imports. This language, classifying persons with merchandise, seemed to imply a recognition that they were property. Mr. Sherman at once declared himself against this part, as acknowledging men to be property, by taxing them as such under the character of slaves. Mr. Gorham thought Mr. Sherman should consider the duty not as implying that slaves are property, but as a discouragement to the importation of them. Mr. Madison, in mild juridical phrase, thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in man. After discussion it was finally agreed to make the clause read: But a tax or duty may be imposed on such inportation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person. The difficulty seemed then to be removed, and the whole
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Vi. (search)
avery national. After debate, the subject was committed to a Committee of eleven, who subsequently reported a substitute, authorizing a tax on such migration or importation, at a rate not exceeding the average of duties laid on imports. This language, classifying persons with merchandise, seemed to imply a recognition that they were property. Mr. Sherman at once declared himself against this part, as acknowledging men to be property, by taxing them as such under the character of slaves. Mr. Gorham thought Mr. Sherman should consider the duty not as implying that slaves are property, but as a discouragement to the importation of them. Mr. Madison, in mild juridical phrase, thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in man. After discussion it was finally agreed to make the clause read: But a tax or duty may be imposed on such inportation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person. The difficulty seemed then to be removed, and the whole