important cases. If we could get an opinion from English judges, or the House of Lords, that by our American constitutions there can be no legal slavery, it would be a bolt that would shiver the whole fabric of slavery. , , I venture to propose that you shall take this matter in hand, and carry the question to the last tribunal if need be. Unless you do it, no one else is likely to do it. Can you ever do a more important deed for liberty?<br/><br/>In addition to the arguments, with which you are familiar, you could cite the president's last message in which he admits that property in a man is not recognized with sufficient cleanness by the court[?] situation of the United States, and recommends amendments for that purpose. How could an English