Memoir of the Life and Public Services of John Charles Frémont ...

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Derby & Jackson, 1856 - 480 páginas
This book examines the life of John Charles Frémont, American explorer, politician, and soldier who, in 1856, became the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States.
 

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Página 391 - any association of individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States, while the present Constitution shall be maintained. " 3. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the territories of the United States for their government, and that in the exercise of this power it is both the right and
Página 391 - 3. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the territories of the United States for their government, and that in the exercise of this power it is both the right and duty of Congress to prohibit in the territories, those twin relics of barbarism—polygamy and slavery.
Página 50 - up the laugh of children, the soft voice Of maidens, and the sweet and solemn hymn Of Sabbath worshippers. The low of herds Blends with the rustling of the heavy grain Over the dark-brown furrows. All at once, A fresher wind sweeps by, and breaks my dream, And 1 am
Página 391 - Resolve, That the maintenance of the principles promulgated in the Declaration of Independence and embodied in the Federal Constitution, is essential to the preservation of our republican institutions; and that the Federal Constitution, the rights of the States, and the Union of the States, shall be preserved. " 2. Resolved, That with our republican fathers we hold it to be a self-evident
Página 393 - That appropriations by Congress for the improvement of rivers and harbors of a national character, required for the accommodation and security of our existing commerce, are authorized by the Constitution, and justified by the obligation of the government to protect the lives and property of its citizens.
Página 391 - That while the Constitution of the United States was ordained and established by the people in order to ' form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defence, and secure the blessings of Liberty,' and contains ample provisions for the protection of the life,
Página 393 - That we invite the affiliation and co-operation of men of all parties, however differing from us in other respects, in support of the principles herein declared; and believing that the spirit of our institutions, as well as the Constitution of our country, guarantees liberty of conscience, and equality of rights among citizens,
Página 392 - Test oaths, of an extraordinary and entangling nature, have been imposed as a condition of exercising the right of suffrage and holding office; "The right of an accused person to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury has been denied ; " The right of the people to be
Página 50 - The bee, A colonist more adventurous than man, With whom he came across the Eastern deep— Fills the savannas with his murmurings, And hides his sweets, as in the Golden Age, Within the hollow oak. I listen long To his domestic hum, and think I hear The sound of that advancing multitude Which soon shall fill these deserts. From the ground
Página 392 - of securing to her citizens the enjoyment of the rights and privileges to which they are entitled and of ending the civil strife now raging in her territory. " 6. Resolved, That the highwayman's plea that ' might makes right,' embodied in the O.stend Circular, was in every respect unworthy of American diplomacy, and would bring shame and dishonor upon any government

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