A History of the Struggle for Slavery Extension Or Restriction in the United States: From the Declaration of Independence to the Present Day. Mainly Compiled and Condensed from the Journals of Congress and Other Official Records, and Showing the Vote by Yeas and Nays on the Most Important Divisions in Either HouseDix, Edwards & Company, 1856 - 164 strani |
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Stran 7
... peace or future prosperity of the country . The current of emigration flow ing to the Western country , the Territories should all be opened to their introduction . The abstract question of Liberty and Slavery is not involved in the ...
... peace or future prosperity of the country . The current of emigration flow ing to the Western country , the Territories should all be opened to their introduction . The abstract question of Liberty and Slavery is not involved in the ...
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... peace , nego- tiation , and foreign commerce , with which last the powers of taxation will , for the most part , be connected . The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects , which in the ordinary course of ...
... peace , nego- tiation , and foreign commerce , with which last the powers of taxation will , for the most part , be connected . The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects , which in the ordinary course of ...
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... peace and harmony of the Union . He believed that they were kindling a fire which all the waters of the ocean could not extinguish . It could be extinguished only in blood ! ♢ Sir , said Mr L. , until the ceded Territory shall have ...
... peace and harmony of the Union . He believed that they were kindling a fire which all the waters of the ocean could not extinguish . It could be extinguished only in blood ! ♢ Sir , said Mr L. , until the ceded Territory shall have ...
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... peace on the basis of the independence of Texas - a covenant which he had no power , and proba- bly no desire , to give effect to when restored to liberty . The Texans , pursuing their ad- vantage , twice or thrice penetrated other ...
... peace on the basis of the independence of Texas - a covenant which he had no power , and proba- bly no desire , to give effect to when restored to liberty . The Texans , pursuing their ad- vantage , twice or thrice penetrated other ...
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... peace , the extension of com- with them , it may , as it seems to me , be readily shown that the policy on the part of those powers which would acquiesce in a measure so strongly desired by both the United States and Texas , for their ...
... peace , the extension of com- with them , it may , as it seems to me , be readily shown that the policy on the part of those powers which would acquiesce in a measure so strongly desired by both the United States and Texas , for their ...
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admission admitted adopted aforesaid amendment annexation appointed Atchison authority bill boundary California citizens claim Committee Compromise Congress Constitution convention Court declared delegates district Douglas duty election emigrants establish executive existing favor Free Free-State further enacted Governor gress held hereby inhabitants Iowa John John Landis Johnson Jones Judges Kansas Territory Kansas-Nebraska act legal votes legislative assembly legislature ment Messrs Mexico Missouri Missouri Compromise Missourians Mordecai Oliver moved Nays Nebraska New-Mexico Norman Allen oath officers Ohio organic party passed Pawnee City persons polls portion precinct principle Pro-Slavery proceedings prohibited proposed question Reeder regulations Republic of Texas residents resolution Resolved restriction returns ritory Senate session settlers sion slaveholding Slavery slaves South Tenn Terri Territorial government Territory of Kansas Territory of Nebraska Texas thereof tion tory treaty Union United voters Whigs William Wilmot Proviso Yeas
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Stran 8 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States, and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and the Religion which they profess.
Stran 149 - All men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences...
Stran 107 - Michigan : and whenever any of the said States shall have sixty thousand free Inhabitants therein, such State shall be admitted by its Delegates into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original States, in all respects whatever; and shall be at liberty to form a permanent Constitution and State Government...
Stran 75 - Measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void : it being the true intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate slavery into any territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the constitution of the United States...
Stran 85 - Provided further, that nothing in this act contained shall be construed to impair the rights of person or property- now pertaining to the Indians in said territory, so long as such rights shall remain unextinguished by treaty' between the United States and such Indians, or to include any territory which, by treaty with any Indian tribe, is not, without the consent of said tribe, to be included within the territorial limits or jurisdiction of any state or territory...
Stran 23 - The fourth section of the fourth article of the constitution of the United States provides that the United States shall guarantee to every State in the Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion ; and on the application of the legislature or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
Stran 88 - That the constitution and all laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the s*ame force and effect within the said territory of Nebraska as elsewhere within the United States...
Stran 88 - Territory may define the judicial districts of said Territory, and assign the judges who may be appointed for said Territory to the several districts, and also appoint the times and places for holding courts in the several counties or sub-divisions in each of said judicial districts, by proclamation to be issued by him...
Stran 42 - Third, new States of convenient size, not exceeding four in number, in addition to said State of Texas, and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said State, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provisions of the Federal Constitution. And such States as may be formed out of that portion of said territory lying south of 36° 30...
Stran 86 - The governor shall nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the legislative council, appoint all officers not herein otherwise provided for; and in the first instance the governor alone may appoint all said officers, who shall hold their offices until the end of the first session of the legislative assembly...