The Constitutional and Political History of the United States: 1850-1854. Compromise of 1850-Kansas-Nebraska bill. 1885Callaghan, 1885 - Constitutional history |
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... Missouri.- The Slavocracy and the Missouri Compromise .-- The Nebraska Bill of January 4 , 1854. - Criticism of the accompanying Report . — The 21st Section of the 10th of January . - The End of " Finality " and Dixon's Amendment ...
... Missouri.- The Slavocracy and the Missouri Compromise .-- The Nebraska Bill of January 4 , 1854. - Criticism of the accompanying Report . — The 21st Section of the 10th of January . - The End of " Finality " and Dixon's Amendment ...
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... compromise . Hence the endeavors of the radicals , immediately after it had been entered into , to aggravate the ... Missouri , and although , to some extent , avowed in Texas and Louisiana , they are frowned down by most of their public ...
... compromise . Hence the endeavors of the radicals , immediately after it had been entered into , to aggravate the ... Missouri , and although , to some extent , avowed in Texas and Louisiana , they are frowned down by most of their public ...
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... Missouri and Iowa as far as Utah and Oregon into a territory , under the name of Nebraska , was no novelty , and ... COMPROMISE OF 1850 TO KANSAS - NEBRASKA BILL .
... Missouri and Iowa as far as Utah and Oregon into a territory , under the name of Nebraska , was no novelty , and ... COMPROMISE OF 1850 TO KANSAS - NEBRASKA BILL .
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... Missouri compromise ; its per- petual prohibition could acquire no greater force by a renewal of it . To the further question , whether a later 16 This law stands perpetually , and I did not think that this act would receive any ...
... Missouri compromise ; its per- petual prohibition could acquire no greater force by a renewal of it . To the further question , whether a later 16 This law stands perpetually , and I did not think that this act would receive any ...
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... Missouri , had spoken of it . He frankly stated that he had formerly opposed the bill , because the Missouri compromise , spite of its unconstitutionality , would be brought into operation in the territory , but that he would now give ...
... Missouri , had spoken of it . He frankly stated that he had formerly opposed the bill , because the Missouri compromise , spite of its unconstitutionality , would be brought into operation in the territory , but that he would now give ...
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Page 71 - The power of this republic, at the present moment, is spread over a region one of the richest and most fertile on the globe, and of an extent in comparison with which the possessions of the house of Hapsburg are but as a patch on the earth's surface.
Page 348 - ... 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: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to revive or put in force any law or regulation which may have existed prior to the act of sixth of March, eighteen hundred and twenty, either protecting, establishing, prohibiting, or abolishing slavery.
Page 298 - That, in order to avoid misconstruction, it is hereby declared to be the true intent and meaning of this act, so far as the question of slavery is concerned, to carry into practical operation the following propositions and principles, established by the compromise measures of 1850, to wit:
Page 302 - We arraign this bill as a gross violation of a sacred pledge ; as a criminal betrayal of precious rights ; as part and parcel of an atrocious plot to exclude from a vast unoccupied region emigrants from the Old World and free laborers from our own states, and convert it into a dreary region of despotism, inhabited by masters and slaves.
Page 348 - ... 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. Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to revive or put in force any law or regulation which may have existed prior to the act of sixth March, eighteen hundred and twenty, either protecting, establishing,...
Page 291 - Congress deemed it wise and prudent to refrain from deciding the matters in controversy then, either by affirming or repealing the Mexican laws, or by an act declaratory of the true intent of the Constitution and the extent of the protection afforded by it to slave property in the territories, so your committee are not prepared...
Page 115 - States as a settlement in principle and substance of the dangerous and exciting questions which they embrace ; and, so far as they are concerned, we will maintain them, and insist upon their strict enforcement, until time and experience shall demonstrate the necessity of further legislation to guard against the evasion of the laws on the one hand and the abuse of their powers on the other...
Page 294 - ... north latitude, commonly known as the Missouri compromise line, shall be admitted into the Union with or without slavery, as the people of each State asking admission may desire. And in such State or States as shall be formed out of said territory north of said Missouri compromise line, slavery or involuntary servitude (except for crime) shall be prohibited.
Page 282 - But notwithstanding differences of opinion and sentiment which then existed in relation to details and specific provisions, the acquiescence of distinguished citizens, whose devotion to the Union can never be doubted, has given renewed vigor to our institutions and restored a sense of repose and security to the public mind throughout the Confederacy. That this repose is to suffer no shock during my official term, if I have power to avert it, those who placed me here may be assured.
Page 338 - March sixth, eighteen hundred and twenty, which, being inconsistent with the principle of non-intervention by Congress with slavery in the states and territories, as recognized by the legislation of eighteen hundred and fifty, commonly called the compromise 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...