Life of Stephen A. Douglas, United States Senator from Illinois: With His Most Important Speeches and ReportsDerby & Jackson, 1860 - 187 Seiten |
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... prohibited . [ WALKER'S AMENDMENT - ADDED . ] " And be it further resolved , That if the President of the United States shall , in his judgment and discretion , deem it most advisable , instead of proceeding to submit the foregoing ...
... prohibited . [ WALKER'S AMENDMENT - ADDED . ] " And be it further resolved , That if the President of the United States shall , in his judgment and discretion , deem it most advisable , instead of proceeding to submit the foregoing ...
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... prohibited by law in the country acquired from Mexico . On the one hand , it was contended , as a legal proposition , that slavery , having been prohibited by the enactment of Mexico , according to the laws of nations , we received the ...
... prohibited by law in the country acquired from Mexico . On the one hand , it was contended , as a legal proposition , that slavery , having been prohibited by the enactment of Mexico , according to the laws of nations , we received the ...
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... prohibited : Provided always , That any person escaping into the same , from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any State or Territory of the United States , such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed , and conveyed to the ...
... prohibited : Provided always , That any person escaping into the same , from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any State or Territory of the United States , such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed , and conveyed to the ...
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... prohibited in Kansas , except by means of a constitutional provision , and in no other manner can this be obtained so promptly , if a majority of the people desire it , as by admitting it into the Union under its present constitution ...
... prohibited in Kansas , except by means of a constitutional provision , and in no other manner can this be obtained so promptly , if a majority of the people desire it , as by admitting it into the Union under its present constitution ...
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... prohibited powers to which the Constitution alluded . He describes the steps by which the Compromise measures of 1850 were formed , and the principles on which they were based ; and shows that they are the same principles upon which the ...
... prohibited powers to which the Constitution alluded . He describes the steps by which the Compromise measures of 1850 were formed , and the principles on which they were based ; and shows that they are the same principles upon which the ...
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Seite 151 - A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved, I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push...
Seite 58 - 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 ; but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the soil; no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States ; nor shall the lands or other property of non-residents be taxed higher than the lands or other property of residents.
Seite 67 - 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...
Seite 59 - ... and each of the said district courts shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction in all cases arising under the constitution and laws of the United States...
Seite 152 - It is an irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces, and it means that the United States must and will, sooner or later, become either entirely a slaveholding nation, or entirely a free-labor nation.
Seite 50 - The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
Seite 58 - Kansas, and when admitted as a state or states, the said territory, or any portion of the same, shall be received into the union with or without slavery, as their constitution may prescribe at the time of their admission...
Seite 152 - ... Those police regulations can only be established by the local legislature ; and if the people are opposed to slavery, they will elect representatives to that body who will by unfriendly legislation effectually prevent the introduction of it into their midst. If, on the contrary, they are for it, their legislation will favor its extension. Hence, no matter what the decision of the Supreme Court may be on that abstract question, still the right of the people to make a Slave Territory or a Free...
Seite 57 - 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.
Seite 155 - This legislation is founded upon principles as ancient as free government itself, and in accordance with them has simply declared that the people of a Territory, like those of a State, shall decide for themselves whether slavery shall or shall not exist within their limits.