"Slaveholding" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... remains as the basis of the law administered among the Malays, notable improvements have been introduced, E.G. the death penalty for incest and corporal punishment for conjugal infidelity have been abolished; slaveholding, though not made illegal, has been discouraged throughout the country by rendering it easy for slaves to secure their freedom; and the power of the master over his slave has been greatly restricted. A man is not allowed to marry a second or third wife, ...
— The Pagan Tribes of Borneo • Charles Hose and William McDougall
... was recognized by law as property in the slaveholding States should be recognized in the Mexican territory. "This boon," he pleaded, "may be worthless, but its surrender involves our honor. We can permit no discrimination against our section or our institutions in dividing out the common property of the republic. ...
— Robert Toombs - Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage • Pleasant A. Stovall |
