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... for most obvious reasons , is much desired The wise theory of this Government
, so early 1l and extent nearly equal to that of the first mari - | | by nations having
naval establishments , large in adopted and steadily pursued , of avoiding all en
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... for most obvious reasons , is much desired The wise theory of this Government
, so early 1l and extent nearly equal to that of the first mari - | | by nations having
naval establishments , large in adopted and steadily pursued , of avoiding all en
...
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... in the respects above referred to , quite site to qualify them for the varied
responsibilities fiscal year are not likely to equal in amount obvious . For other
material modifications of the of high command . Were the duties of the Army those
of the ...
... in the respects above referred to , quite site to qualify them for the varied
responsibilities fiscal year are not likely to equal in amount obvious . For other
material modifications of the of high command . Were the duties of the Army those
of the ...
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1l ing under grants for roads , is upwards of twenty equal , exclusive of the great
Pacific road and all The merchants , mariners , and ship - builders of the three
millions of acres . The increase of lands its branches , nearly one third of the
entire ...
1l ing under grants for roads , is upwards of twenty equal , exclusive of the great
Pacific road and all The merchants , mariners , and ship - builders of the three
millions of acres . The increase of lands its branches , nearly one third of the
entire ...
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SI 54 nations , and to demand and exact equal justice The receipts from customs
were . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 64 , 924 , 190 27 | | Total estimated expenditures for the year
from all , but to do wrong to none ; to eschew interlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ...
SI 54 nations , and to demand and exact equal justice The receipts from customs
were . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 64 , 924 , 190 27 | | Total estimated expenditures for the year
from all , but to do wrong to none ; to eschew interlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ...
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... 6 , 749 pages , equal to about 41 , 492 diminution of the disability ; but
frequently an On the 31st of March , 1850 . . . . . . . . Morch 1850 . . 748 . 900 37
folios . It is estimated that there is at least as much increase . Besides , the
Pension Bureau ...
... 6 , 749 pages , equal to about 41 , 492 diminution of the disability ; but
frequently an On the 31st of March , 1850 . . . . . . . . Morch 1850 . . 748 . 900 37
folios . It is estimated that there is at least as much increase . Besides , the
Pension Bureau ...
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Page 176 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 35 - When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
Page 167 - Missouri Territory to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, and to prohibit slavery in certain territories...
Page 168 - That every free white male inhabitant above the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a resident of said Territory at the time of the passage of this act, shall be entitled to vote at the first election, and shall be eligible to any office within the said Territory; but the qualifications of voters and of holding office at all subsequent elections shall be such as shall be prescribed by the legislative assembly...
Page 168 - Territory ; but the qualifications of voters, and of holding office, at all subsequent elections, shall be such as shall be prescribed by the Legislative Assembly : Provided, That the right of suffrage and of holding office shall be exercised only by citizens of the United States...
Page 156 - ... shall also retain all the vacant and unappropriated lands lying within its limits, to be applied to the payment of the debts and liabilities of said republic of Texas; and the residue of said lands, after discharging said debts and liabilities, to be disposed of as said State may direct; but in no event are said debts and liabilities to become a charge upon the government of the United States.
Page 167 - That the legislative power of the Territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation consistent with the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act...
Page 167 - 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 12 - Such a reorganization of the examining corps as will place all its members on a proper footing is a subject worthy of consideration. The assistant examiners, who are performing the duties of principal examiners, may justly expect, at no distant day, the compensation attached to those duties and responsibilities. The Attorney General should be clothed with supervisory power over the accounts of the marshals, clerks, and other officers of the courts of the United States now possessed by this Department....
Page 167 - That the Democratic party will resist all attempts at renewing in Congress, or out of it, the agitation of the slavery question, under whatever shape or color the attempt may be made.
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| Title | The Congressional Globe The Congressional Globe, United States. Congress |
| Author | United States. Congress |
| Editors | Francis Preston Blair, John Cook Rives, Franklin Rives, George A. Bailey |
| Publisher | Blair & Rives, 1855 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 22 Jan 2008 |
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