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States deals with slavery as a fact, and gives it, as such, certain rights" Such, then, is a very brief but accurate outline of the extraordinary argument of Wou Phillips in favor of the legality of slavery by the common law of England, by the common law and charters of all the recognized by the articles of Confederation, expressly protected by the Constitution of the United States, and not in the slightest degree by the Declaration of Independence!
The Daily Dispatch: April 11, 1862. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. April 11, 1862. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
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