...more direct and less tortuous way. It is exactly the doctrine of the Chicago platform, which denies " the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature,...to slavery in any territory of the United States;" meaning, of course, any of the present territory, in which no existing local law authorizes it. How,...

...of the Constitution against all attempts to violate it ; and we deny the authority of Congress, or a territorial legislature, or of any individuals,...existence to slavery in any territory of the United Statet," This is a plain avowal that slavery is not national according to the Constitution, and that...

...deny tho authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, of any individual or 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...

...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 the United States, while the present Constitution shall be maintained. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress...

...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 the United States, while the present Constitution shall be maintained. That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign...

...we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, of any indivi ual or association of individuals, to give legal existence to Slavery in any territory of the United States, while the present Constitution shall be maintained. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress...

...we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial Legislature, of any individual or a-sociution of individuals, to give legal existence to Slavery in any Territory of the United Slate*, while the present Consli utioii shall be maintained. '•3 Remind, That the Con-tittition confers...

...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 the United States, while the present Constitution shall be maintained. " Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon...

...adopted, among other resolutions, the following : — legislature, of any individual or association of individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States while the present Constitution shall be maintained." " That the Constitution confers upon Congress...

...necessary, to maintain this provision of the Constitution against all attempts to violate it ; and we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature,...to slavery in any territory of the United States. "Ninth : That we brand the recent re-opening of the African slave-trade, under the cover of our national...