Excerpt from Washington Vs; Jefferson: The Case Tried by Battle in 1861-65 An examination of the proceedings of the convention, and of the Constitution, also shows that that body was of the opinion that slavery was an evil; that the national government ought to have power to prevent its increase; that the convention expected the gradual abolition and final extinction of the institution; and gave to the govern ment powers adequate to completely prevent its extension. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.