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 páginas |
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... Union , but out- side of the proper and natural boundaries of the several States , respectively , should be ceded to , and held by , Congress , in trust for the common benefit of all the States , and their proceeds employed in ...
... Union , but out- side of the proper and natural boundaries of the several States , respectively , should be ceded to , and held by , Congress , in trust for the common benefit of all the States , and their proceeds employed in ...
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... Union , establish justice , insure domestic tranquillity , provide for the common defense , promote the ge- neral welfare , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution for ...
... Union , establish justice , insure domestic tranquillity , provide for the common defense , promote the ge- neral welfare , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution for ...
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... Union , a republican form of government , and shall protect each of them against invasion ; and on application of the legis- lature , or of the executive when the legislature cannot be convened , against domestic violence . Art . VI ...
... Union , a republican form of government , and shall protect each of them against invasion ; and on application of the legis- lature , or of the executive when the legislature cannot be convened , against domestic violence . Art . VI ...
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... Union ; And here ended , so far as we have been able to discover , the effort , so long and earn- estly persisted in , to procure a suspension of the restriction in the Ordinance of 1787 , so as to admit Slavery , for a limited term ...
... Union ; And here ended , so far as we have been able to discover , the effort , so long and earn- estly persisted in , to procure a suspension of the restriction in the Ordinance of 1787 , so as to admit Slavery , for a limited term ...
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... Union of the United States , and admitted as soon as possible , according to the principles of the Federal Consti- tution , to the enjoyment of all the rights , advan- tages and immunities of citizens of the United States ; and in the ...
... Union of the United States , and admitted as soon as possible , according to the principles of the Federal Consti- tution , to the enjoyment of all the rights , advan- tages and immunities of citizens of the United States ; and in the ...
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A History of the Struggle for Slavery Extension Or Restriction in the United ... Horace Greeley Visualização integral - 1856 |
A History of the Struggle for Slavery Extension Or Restriction in the United ... Horace Greeley Visualização integral - 1856 |
A History of the Struggle for Slavery Extension Or Restriction in the United ... Horace Greeley Visualização integral - 1856 |
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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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Página 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.
Página 149 - All men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences...
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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...