Spencer, Ichabod S. (Ichabod Smith) (1798-1854) Fugitive slave law. The religious duty of obedience to law: a sermon, preached in the Second Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, Nov. 24, 1850.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.141 Author/Creator: Spencer, Ichabod S. (Ichabod Smith) (1798-1854) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1850 Pagination: 1 v. : 31 p. ; 23.5 x 14.6 cm. Order a Copy
Published by M. W. Dodd. Argues against resistance to government and law, and upholds citizens' religious duty to obey the law. Writes, "I am not justifying slavery... I am not justifying the fugitive-slave Law. It may be wrong: it may be unwise and unconstitutional... But, be it wrong- be it unwise and unconstitutional; there are civil courts to decide upon its constitutionality, and no man has any right to decide for himself that it is unconstitutional, and act upon that decision..."
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