From Jefferson to LincolnH. Holt, 1913 - 250 Seiten |
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... THE REPEAL OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE X THE STRUGGLE FOR KANSAS XI THE NEW REPUBLICANISM XII UNION OR DISUNION . BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 124 144 · . 166 187 208 230 251 INDEX · 253 FROM JEFFERSON TO LINCOLN CHAPTER I THE UNITED STATES IN vi.
... THE REPEAL OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE X THE STRUGGLE FOR KANSAS XI THE NEW REPUBLICANISM XII UNION OR DISUNION . BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 124 144 · . 166 187 208 230 251 INDEX · 253 FROM JEFFERSON TO LINCOLN CHAPTER I THE UNITED STATES IN vi.
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... • X THE STRUGGLE FOR KANSAS XI THE NEW REPUBLICANISM . 187 · 208 XII UNION OR DISUNION . 230 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 251 INDEX 253 FROM JEFFERSON TO LINCOLN CHAPTER I THE UNITED STATES IN vi ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL READJUSTMENT, 1815- 25.
... • X THE STRUGGLE FOR KANSAS XI THE NEW REPUBLICANISM . 187 · 208 XII UNION OR DISUNION . 230 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 251 INDEX 253 FROM JEFFERSON TO LINCOLN CHAPTER I THE UNITED STATES IN vi ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL READJUSTMENT, 1815- 25.
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... and in 1836 the western boundary of Missouri , north of the junction of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers , was extended to the latter river . For many years after the admission of Missouri the unorganized THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE 167.
... and in 1836 the western boundary of Missouri , north of the junction of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers , was extended to the latter river . For many years after the admission of Missouri the unorganized THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE 167.
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... Kansas , Nebraska , or the " Platte country . ' The Santa Fé and Oregon trails carried an increasing overland commerce to Mexico , California , and Oregon , while a few mili- tary posts , the principal one being that of Fort Leavenworth ...
... Kansas , Nebraska , or the " Platte country . ' The Santa Fé and Oregon trails carried an increasing overland commerce to Mexico , California , and Oregon , while a few mili- tary posts , the principal one being that of Fort Leavenworth ...
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... Kansas and Nebraska , instead of one , the southern boundary of Kansas being also changed from 36 ° 30 ' to 37 ° , and the northern boundary of Nebraska from 43 ° 30 ' to 43 ° . The slavery issue was met by an amendment declaring the ...
... Kansas and Nebraska , instead of one , the southern boundary of Kansas being also changed from 36 ° 30 ' to 37 ° , and the northern boundary of Nebraska from 43 ° 30 ' to 43 ° . The slavery issue was met by an amendment declaring the ...
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Seite 110 - That, as an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty that may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted.
Seite 46 - I consider, then, the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one state, incompatible with the existence of the Union, contradicted expressly by the letter of the constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed.
Seite 98 - As war exists, and, notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself, we are called upon by every consideration of duty and patriotism to vindicate with decision the honor, the rights, and the interests of our country.
Seite 126 - 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 98 - The cup of forbearance had been exhausted, even before the recent information from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil.
Seite 214 - I hold that, notwithstanding all this, there is no reason in the world why the negro is not entitled to all the natural rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence— the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Seite 215 - That is the issue that will continue in this country when these poor tongues of Judge Douglas and myself shall be silent. It is the eternal struggle between these two principles — right and wrong — throughout the world. They are the two principles that have stood face to face from the beginning of time; and will ever continue to struggle. The one is the common right of humanity and the other the divine right of kings.
Seite 59 - I am in earnest. I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch. AND I WILL BE HEARD.
Seite 73 - Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it, and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other States.
Seite 161 - In the judgment of your committee, those measures were intended to have a far more comprehensive and enduring effect than the mere adjustment of the difficulties arising out of the recent acquisition of Mexican territory. They were designed to establish certain great principles, which would not only furnish adequate remedies for existing evils, but, in all time to come, avoid the perils of a similar agitation, by withdrawing the question of ' slavery from the halls of Congress and the political arena,...