...Jefferson, in his draft of the Declaration of Independence, said, "He (the king of England) has waged civil war against human nature itself, violating its most...carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither. This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of infidel...

...itself, violating its most sacred ' rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people, who 1 never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery ' in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their 4 transportation thither. This piratical warfare, the opprobrium * of...

...conditions.] The next paragraph, which related to the slave trade, was entirely erased. It was as follows: • "He has waged cruel war against human nature itself,...carrying them into slavery, in another hemisphere, or to- incur miserable death in their transportation thither. This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of infidel...

...war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of lijc and liberty, in the person of a distant people who never offended him ; captivating...carrying them into slavery, in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither. This piratical warfare, the approbrium of infidel...

...insurrections of our fellow-citizens, with the allurements of forfeiture and confiscation of our property. He has waged cruel war against human nature itself;...carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither. This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of infidel...

...insurrections of our fellow-citizens, with the allurements of forfeiture and confiscation nf our property. He has waged cruel war against human nature itself;...carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither. This piratical tear/are, the opprobrium of injidel...

...fellow-citizens, vrith the allurements of forfeiture and confiscation of our property. He has waged cruet war against human nature itself; violating its most...carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thitlier. This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of injjdel...

...Independence that was submitted to the general review of the Congress :—" He [the British King] has urged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its...carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur a miserable death in their transportation thither. This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of...

...waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating the most sacred rights of life and liberty on the persons of a distant people who never offended...carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither. . . . Determined to keep open a market where...

...the Declaration was to charge all the grievances complained of directly upon the King of England. " He has waged cruel war against human nature itself,...another hemisphere, or to more miserable death in their transportation thither. The piratical warfare, the opprobrium of infidel powers, is the warfare...