 States by positive legislation prohibiting its existence or extension therein; that we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial legislature, of any individual or association of individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any Territory of...  Catalogue - Stran 87avtor: Albion College - 1888Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Michael Kent Curtis - 1986 - 292 strani
...existence or extension therein. That we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial Legislation, of any individual, or association of individuals,...to Slavery in any Territory of the United States, while the present Constitution shall be maintained.151 The 1860 Republican platform had a similar provision,... | |
 | William E. Gienapp Professor of History Harvard University - 1987 - 602 strani
...concluded with the sweeping statement: "We deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial Legislature, of any individual, or association of individuals,...Slavery in any Territory of the United States" under the Constitution. The longest section of the platform recited the violations of the rights of the free-state... | |
 | David W. Brady - 1988 - 236 strani
...is that of freedom; . . . we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, or of any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States." Clearly, the lines were drawn — Republicans were the party of antislavery forces, Democrats the proslavery... | |
 | C. Peter Ripley - 1993 - 336 strani
...attempts to violate it; and we deny the authority of Congress, of Territorial Legislature, or of any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any Territory of the United States. An adherence to these resolutions gives the President power over the institution of slavery in the... | |
 | Jon L. Wakelyn - 1996 - 456 strani
...Territories to be freesoil, and denies the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature or of any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States.1 The Republicans, in the use of general phrases, always include the slave. When they speak... | |
 | Kathy Sammis - 1997 - 132 strani
...that of freedom . . . and we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, or of any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States. Democratic Party (Breckenridge Faction): Resolved . . . That the Government of a Territory organized... | |
 | Stephen B. Oates - 2009 - 522 strani
...pursuit of happiness. Resolved: That we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial Legislature, of any individual or association of individuals, to...give legal existence to slavery in any Territory. Resolved: That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the Territories, and that... | |
 | Philip Sheldon Foner, Robert J. Branham - 1998 - 952 strani
...1860 on a platform that denied "the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, or of any individuals to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States." cupies the same position that the old Whig party occupied in 1852. They asserted then, in their platform,... | |
 | Harry V. Jaffa - 1999 - 212 strani
...They assert without equivocation That we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial legislature, of any individual or association of individuals, to...to slavery in any Territory of the United States, while the present Constitution shall last. Can Cooper — can anyone — imagine a justice appointed... | |
 | Kenneth Hilton - 1999 - 138 strani
...Republican Party platform: ... we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, or of any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States. (continued) Document-Based Assessment *=r DBQ 9: What Caused Secession? (continued) From the (Southern)... | |
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