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# Letters on American Slavery/Letter 4

LETTER FROM EMILE DE GIRARDIN.
I seize the occasion now offered me to accuse myself of having too long believed, on the faith of American citizens and French travellers, that the slavery of the blacks neither could nor ought, for their own sakes, to be abolished, without a previous initiation to liberty, by labor, instruction, economy, and redemption—an individual purchase of each one by himself.
But this belief I end by classing among those inveterate errors, which are like the rings of a chain, that even the ​freest of men drag after them, and even the strongest find it difficult to break.
What I once believed, I believe no longer.
Of all the existing proofs that Liberty is to be conquered or gained, not given, or dealt out by halves, the strongest proof is that, in the United States, the freest of all countries, the maintenance of Slavery is not made a question of time, but of race. Now if the reasons there alleged for the perpetuating and the legalizing of Slavery are true, they will be no less true a thousand years hence than to-day; if they are false, they have no right to impose themselves for a day, for an hour, for a moment. Error has no right against truth; iniquity has no right against equity, for the same reason that the dying have no right against death.
I hold, then, as false—incontestably and absolutely false,—all that blind self-interest and limping common-place are continually repeating, in order to perpetuate and legalize Slavery in the United States; just as I hold as false all that was said and printed before 1789, to perpetuate and legitimate serfdom; and all that is still said in Russia, in favor of the same outrage of men against the nature of man. The slavery of the blacks is the opprobrium of the whites. Thus every wrong brings its own chastisement.
The punishment of the American people is to be the last of the nations, while it is also the first. It is the first, by that Liberty of which it has rolled back the limits, and it is the last by that Slavery whose inconsistency it tolerates; for there are no slaves without tyrants. What matter whether the tyrant be regal or legal?
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# Letters on American Slavery/Letter 7

LETTER FROM MAZZINI.
London, May 1, 1854.
Dear Sir: I have delayed to the present moment my answering your kind invitation, in the hope that I should, perhaps, be enabled to give a better answer than a written one; but I find that neither health nor business will allow me to attend. I must write, and express to you, and through you to your friends, how much I feel grateful for your having asked me to attend the first meeting of the "North of England Anti-Slavery Association;" how earnestly I sympathize with the noble aim you are going to pursue; how deeply I ​shall commune with your efforts, and help, if I can, their success. No man ought ever to inscribe on his flag the sacred word "Liberty," who is not prepared to shake hands cordially with those, whoever they are, who will attach their names to the constitution of your association. Liberty may be the godlike gift of all races, of all nations, of every being who bears on his brow the stamp of man, or sink to the level of a narrow and mean self-interest, unworthy of the tears of the good and the blood of the brave. I am yours, because I believe in the unity of God; yours, because I believe in the unity of mankind; yours, because I believe in the educatibility of the whole human race, and in a heavenly law of infinite progression for all; yours, because the fulfilment of this law implies the consciousness and the responsibility of the agent, and neither consciousness nor responsibility can exist in slavery; yours, because I have devoted my life to the emancipation of my own country. And I would feel unequal to this task, a mean rebel, not an apostle of truth and justice, had I not felt from my earliest years that the right and duty of revolting against lies and tyranny were grounded on a far higher sphere than that of the welfare of one single nation; that they must start from belief in a principle, which will have sooner or later to be universally applied: "One God, one humanity, one law, one lore from all for all." Blessed be your efforts, if they start from this high ground of a common faith; if you do not forget, whilst at work for the emancipation of the black race, the millions of white slaves, suffering, struggling, expiring in Italy, in Poland, in Hungary, throughout all Europe; if you always remember that free men only can achieve the work of freedom, and that Europe's appeal for the abolition of slavery in other lands will not weigh all-powerful before God and men, whilst Europe herself shall be desecrated by arbitrary, tyrannical power, by czars, emperors, and popes.
JOSEPH MAZZINI.
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# Letters on American Slavery/Letter 8

ANOTHER LETTER FROM MAZZINI.
London, March 21st, 1859.
Dear Sir: I beg to apologize for being so late in acknowledging the receipt of $112 09, subscribed by you and others at the end of the lecture delivered at your institution by my friend, Mm. Jessie M. White Mario, toward our Italian school, &c.
I am very much pleased at my honored friend's first success and response to her efforts in the United States, coming from Young America, to whom Young Italy looks for sympathy and support in her approaching struggle, and my thanks are the thanks of all the members, both teachers and pupils, of our Italian school.
We are fighting the same sacred battle for freedom and the emancipation of the oppressed—you, Sir, against negro, we against white slavery. The cause is truly identical; for, depend upon it, the day in which we shall succeed in binding to one freely accepted pact twenty-six millions of Italians, we shall give what we cannot now, an active support to the cause you pursue. We are both the servants of the God who says, "Before Me there is no Master, no Slave, no Man, no Woman, but only Human Nature, which must be everywhere responsible, therefore free."
May God bless your efforts and ours! May the day soon arrive in which the word bondage will disappear from our living languages, and only point out a historical record! And, meanwhile, let the knowledge that we, all combatants under the same flag, do, through time and space, commune in love and faith, and strengthen one another against the unavoidable suffering which we must meet on the way.
Very gratefully yours,
JOSEPH MAZZINI.
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# Katia
## TOC

* Chapter I
* Chapter II
* Chapter III
* Chapter IV
* Chapter V
* Chapter VI
* Chapter VII
* Chapter VIII
* Chapter IX

## Footnotes

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# Kate and her horns

This version is based on the one printed in Norman Cazden's "Abelard Song Book" OCLC:355096 which is copyright ((Renewal: RE304298) - collection & arrangement only) and is almost identical to the edition in Green Mountain Songster. It is also similar to another Vermont text, from Fred Atwood of Dover, collected by Margaret MacArthur in 1961.
You that in merriment delight, Pray listen unto what I recite So shall you satisfaction find, Will cure a melancholy mind.
A damsel fair lived in Colchester, At length a clothier courted her Six months apace, both night and day But still this damsel answered: "Nay."
At length this maid gave her consent To marry him, and straight they went Unto her parents then, and who Gave their consent and their liking too
But see the cursed fruits of gold, He left his loyal love to hold Her grief and sorrow all compassed mind While he a greater fortune found
A lawyer's daughter, fair and bright, Her parents joy and their hearts delight He did resolve to make his spouse, Denying all his former vows
Kate knew each and every night He came to his true love, Nancy by name Sometimes at ten o'clock or more Kate to a tanner, went therefore
She borrowed there an old cowhide With crooked horns, both large and wide With hairy hide horns on her head That near three feet asunder spread
Kate to a lonesome path did stray, And at length, the clothier came that way He was so sorely scared of her, She looked so like old Lucifer
And when he saw her long black tail He strove to run, but his feet did fail Kate quickly seized him by the throat And said with grim and doleful note
You leave poor Kate, as I do hear To wed the lawyer's daughter dear You shall whether you will or no, Into my gloomy regions go
Oh, Master Devil, spare my life, And I will make young Kate my wife See that you do, the Devil exclaimed Or else you'll hear from me again.
He went to Kate and married her, For fear of doleful Lucifer Her friends and parents thought it strange That there was such a sudden change
She never let her parents know, Nor any other person too Till they a year had married been, She told it at her lying-in
It pleased the women to the heart, They said she fairly played her part Her husband laughed as well as they, It was a merry and a happy day.
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# Kathleen

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* "Kathleen", a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier
* Kathleen (1920), a novel by Christopher Morley
# Katherine Ogie

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* Kath'rine Ogie (17th century), anonymous Scottish song
* Catharine Ogie (1815-1825), Scottish chapbook
* Catherine Ogie (1820), Scottish chapbook
# Kate Crackernuts

* “Kate Crackernuts”, Jacobs, J., English Fairy Tales (3rd ed.)
* “Kate Crackernuts” in “English and Scotch Fairy Tales” Collected by Andrew Lang. Folk-Lore, Volume 1, No. 3, (September 1890)
# Kathleen Mavourneen

Music by Frederick Nicholls Crouch, (1808-1896)
1. Kathleen mavourneen! the gray dawn is breaking, The horn of the hunter is heard on the hill, The lark from her light wing the bright dew is shaking, Kathleen mavourneen, what slumbering still?
[CHORUS] Oh! hast thou forgotten how soon we must sever? Oh! hast thou forgotten this day we must part, It may be for years, and it may be forever, Oh! why art thou silent thou voice of my heart? It may be for years, and it may be forever, Then why art thou silent Kathleen mavourneen?
2. Kathleen mavourneen, awake from thy slumbers, The blue mountains glow in the sun's golden light, Ah! where is the spell that once hung on thy numbers, Arise in thy beauty, Thou star of my night, Arise in thy beauty, Thou star of my night.
[CHORUS] Mavourneen, mavourneen, my sad tears are falling, To think that from Erin and thee I must part, It may be for years, and it may be forever, Then why art thou silent, thou voice of my heart? It may be for years, and it may be forever, Then why art thou silent, thou voice of my heart?
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# Kate Field's Washington/Volume XI/Issue 9

Feb. 23, 1895
One of the coming great men of this Republic is Dr. Elmer Gates. He is temporarily domiciled in Philadelphia in order to be near a most convenient laboratory. When experts like Commissioner of Education W. T. Harris, Major J. W. Powell, Professor W. J. McGee and Frank Hamilton Cushing unite in placing Elmer Gates, aged thirty-five, among the most advanced thinkers, it is a sign for the rest of us to note. . . . His experiments in mentation lead him to the conclusion that the mind can be built up and made over quite as effectually as the body, and his aim is to establish in Washington an institute for that purpose. Unfortunately for science Dr. Gates, like most students, is not blessed with a fortune to carry out his benevolent scheme. If there be any millionaire who has a few thousand dollars to spare, let him consult Prof. William T. Harris as to the advisability of cooperating with one of the most modest and unselfish of scientists.
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# Leonard v. Davis

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United States Supreme Court
66 U.S. 476
Leonard v. Davis
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Michigan.
This was assumpsit brought in March, 1858, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Michigan, by F. B. Leonard and C. P. Ives, citizens of the State of New York, against C. Davis, a citizen of Michigan, A. E. Loomis and J. C. Dore, citizens of Illinois, and T. Newell, a citizen of Connecticut, partners in the lumber business at Muskegon, in the State of Michigan, under the firm name of C. Davis & Co. The suit was brought on a written contract for certain saw-logs. The defendants pleaded the general issue, with notice of the set-off, averring that but a part of the logs ever came to their possession, and of this part but a few were merchantable, the balance of them being worthless, and claiming damages for the inferior quality of the logs. Verdict and judgment for defendants, with costs. Motion for new trial denied. A writ of error to the Supreme Court of the United States was sued out by plaintiff.
The facts in controversy are stated very fully in the opinion of Mr. Justice Clifford.
Mr. Russell, of Michigan, for plaintiffs in error.
Mr. Van Arman, of Illinois, for defendants in error.
Mr. Justice CLIFFORD.

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# Leonard v. Ozark Land Company Same

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United States Supreme Court
115 U.S. 465
Leonard v. Ozark Land Company Same
Argued: November 23, 1885. ---
This is a motion for a modification of the supersedeas, or more properly, perhaps, for a modification of the injunction contained in the decree appealed from. The bill prayed, among other things, for an injunction restraining 'the defendant, Leonard, from cutting or removing any trees, logs, or timber, or any staves manufactured from any trees or timber from any of the lands' in controversy. In the decree the defendants were 'perpetually enjoined from cutting or removing any timber from said lands.' The appeal operates as a supersedeas, it having been taken within 60 days after the disposition of the motion, which was made during the same term, to vacate the decree, and the bond being in the form required for that purpose. The decree was rendered by the judge of the district court of Arkansas, sitting as circuit judge. The same judge allowed the appeal, and, in doing so, directed that it should 'not operate to suspend or affect so much of the decree * * * as enjoins the defendants from cutting or otherwise trespassing on the lands in controversy, * * * or removing staves or timber cut thereon.' The appellant now moves this court 'to vacate so much of the decree of the court below granting an appeal and accepting appeal bond as qualifies the said appeal and prevents the same from superseding the decree rendered for the appellees, and especially so much of the said decree granting said appeal as prevents said appellant, J. W. Leonard, from removing the staves made on the land in controversy before service or entry of the decree in favor of the appellees.'
T. W. Brown, for the motion.
[Argument of Counsel from pages 466-467 intentionally omitted]
Van H. Manning, J. W. C. Watson, and John R. Jones, against the motion.
WAITE, C. J.

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# Leonard v. Earle

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United States Supreme Court
279 U.S. 392
Leonard v. Earle
Argued: Feb. 26 and 27, 1929. --- Decided: May 13, 1929
Mr. Wm. L. Rawls, of Baltimore, Md., for appellants.
Messrs. Robert H. Archer and Thomas H. Robinson, both of Baltimore, Md., for appellee.
Mr. Justice McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Letter of Implementation No. 94-A

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LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 94-A
AMENDING LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 94 RELATIVE TO THE COMPENSATION OF TEACHING AND NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL OF STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
   Items No. 2, 4 and 10 are hereby amended to read as follows: "2. The salary structure of teaching positions shall be recasted in accordance with the national compensation and position classification plan for state universities and colleges and salaries of teaching personnel shall be adjusted by an additional three (3) steps in the said national compensation plan or state universities and colleges, in addition to the salary increases approved under Letter of Implementation No. 82. The national salary schedule for teaching positions in state universities and colleges shall be amended to allow these increases to be implemented even tor those already at the highest step." "4. The salary of non-teaching positions in developed state universities and colleges shall be adjusted by the equivalent of an additional three (3) steps in the national compensation plan for state universities and colleges, beyond those approved under Letters of Implementation No. 82 to 84, as may be applicable." "10. A plantilla of personnel and position descriptions shall be prepared by each institution and submitted to the Office of Compensation and Position Classification of the Ministry of the Budget, showing the basis of upgrading the necessary computation and funding sources. The plantilla and position descriptions shall be the basis of releases from the Salary Adjustment Fund to the institutions concerned. Differentials shall be immediately paid from funds available within each institution's budget program, but subject to final verification of the plantilla.
| | | (Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS |
| | | President |
| | | Republic of the Philippines |
| By the President: | By the President: | |
| (Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE | (Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE | |
| Presidential Executive Assistant | |
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# Letter of Implementation No. 94-B

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LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 94-B
FURTHER AMENDING LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 94 RELATIVE TO THE COMPENSATION OF TEACHING AND NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL OF STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
   "4. The salary of non-teaching positions in state universities and colleges shall be adjusted by the equivalent of an additional three (3) steps in the national compensation plan for state universities and colleges, beyond those approved under Letters of Implementation No. 82 to 84, as may be applicable."
| | | (Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS |
| | | President |
| | | Republic of the Philippines |
| By the President: | By the President: | |
| (Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE | (Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE | |
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# Letter of Instruction No. 15 (Marcos)

Source: Official Gazette. Vol. 68, No. 41. Office of the President. 1972. pp. 7958–7959.
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MALACAÑANG RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA
September 29, 1972
LETTER OF INSTRUCTION No. 15
To: The Secretary Department of Public Works and Communications
In accordance with the recommendations submitted by the Presidential Economic Staff (PES) and the Board of Investments (BOI), the provisional rate increase granted by the Public Service Commission on May 29, 1972 to Meralco will be reduced from approximately 36.5% to 20.9%.
You will immediately take steps to implement such reduction, which may not be implemented across the board since the residential consumers with monthly consumption of 90 kilowatt-hours or less, and other groups, were not affected by the provisional rate increase.
You will ask Meralco to submit within a period of 24 hours a revised rate schedule which will be presented to me for approval. Upon the organization of the Board of Power and Waterworks, the Board shall conduct public hearings for the final determination of the rates to be allowed to Meralco.
It will be noted that the Public Service Commission did not make even a preliminary determination of the amount of provisional increase that might be warranted. Instead, the PSC ordered the full amount of increase petitioned by Meralco, and provided in its May 29 Order that "if after the hearing on the merits it is found that the applicant is not entitled to the increased rates as proposed by it, or is entitled to rates lower than proposed, all sums of money collected by reason of the provisional authority herein granted, shall be refunded to the customers or credited to their respective accounts.
This order of the Public Service Commission is hereby amended accordingly.
(Sgd.) Ferdinand E. Marcos President Republic of the Philippines
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# Letter of Governor John Eager Howard transmitting an act of the Maryland Assembly and a proclamation announcing the election of the electors for the state of Maryland

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​In Council Annapolis Feb$^{ry}$ 13, 1789. Sir,
We have the honor to transmit you herewith enclosed, an act of the Assembly of this State, and our proclamation consequent thereon, which we request you to seal and deliver to the President of the Senate of the United States when there shall be one appointed.
We are with respect
Sir
Your mo. obed$^n$ Serv.$^{ts}$,
The Honble
Esq.
Secy of Congress