Difference between revisions of ".Mzg.MTgx"

Latest revision as of 13:14, 16 October 2017

To His Highness The Governour of the State of Maine & Commander in Chief.

We the undersigned, having been informed through the Medium, of our public prints, that the State of Georgia have as a Body, arraigned Capt. Daniel Philbrook, before their Tribunal, and by suborning false witnesses, have found him guilty of the crime of Slave Stealing.

Your Excellency is perfectly aware that no measures however unjustifiable, would naturally be resorted to (to accomplish their purpose) by the heated Brain, of a Slave- holding State, who being incensed with what they consider an infringement upon their rights--Secured to them (as they say) by the Constitution of the United States. Our Opinion is, that Capt. Philbrook was perfectly innocent in the Case. We doubt his having any knowledge of the Slave being onboard, of his Vessel, until so far at sea, as to render it impracticable to return. Capt. Philbrook is a very young man, and likely unacquainted

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-To His Highness The Governour of the State of Maine and Commander in Chief.  We the undersigned, having been informed through the Medium, of Our public prints, that the State of Georgia have as a Body, arraigned Capt. Daniel Philbrook, before their Tribunal, and by suborning false wittnesses, have found him guilty of the crime of Slave Stealing.
+To His Highness The Governour of the State of Maine & Commander in Chief.
-Your Excellency, is perfectly aware that no measures however unjustifiable, would naturally be resorted too, to accomplish their purpose by the heated Brain, of a Slave- holding State, who being incensed with what they consider an infringement upon their rights--Secured to them (as they say) by the constitution of the United States. Our Opinion is, that Capt. Philbrook was perfectly innocent in the Case. We doubt his having any knowledge of the Slave being onboard, of his Vessel, untill so far at sea, as to render it impracticable to return. Capt. Philbrook is a very young man, and likely unacquainted
+We the undersigned, having been informed through the Medium, of our public prints, that the State of Georgia have as a Body, arraigned Capt. Daniel Philbrook, before their Tribunal, and by suborning false witnesses, have found him guilty of the crime of Slave Stealing.
+Your Excellency is perfectly aware that no measures however unjustifiable, would naturally be resorted to (to accomplish their purpose) by the heated Brain, of a Slave- holding State, who being incensed with what they consider an infringement upon their rights--Secured to them (as they say) by the Constitution of the United States. Our Opinion is, that Capt. Philbrook was perfectly innocent in the Case. We doubt his having any knowledge of the Slave being onboard, of his Vessel, until so far at sea, as to render it impracticable to return. Capt. Philbrook is a very young man, and likely unacquainted