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... trade , prohibited by law in 1807 , had not been prohibited in fact ; the domestic slave trade flourished ; and in Indiana Territory THE UNITED STATES IN 1815 19.
... trade , prohibited by law in 1807 , had not been prohibited in fact ; the domestic slave trade flourished ; and in Indiana Territory THE UNITED STATES IN 1815 19.
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William MacDonald. the domestic slave trade flourished ; and in Indiana Territory there had been public opposition to the anti - slavery provision of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. No effective scheme of national party organi- zation ...
William MacDonald. the domestic slave trade flourished ; and in Indiana Territory there had been public opposition to the anti - slavery provision of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. No effective scheme of national party organi- zation ...
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... trade , while the South , apparently set apart by nature for the production of a few great staples , saw no profit in manufactures equal 1 Bogart , Economic History of the United States , 142 . to that already being realized from agri ...
... trade , while the South , apparently set apart by nature for the production of a few great staples , saw no profit in manufactures equal 1 Bogart , Economic History of the United States , 142 . to that already being realized from agri ...
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... trade was for the time being nearly destroyed , first by the embargo and then by Napoleonic decrees and British orders in council , the production was almost exclu- sively for home consumption . The return of peace brought in upon the ...
... trade was for the time being nearly destroyed , first by the embargo and then by Napoleonic decrees and British orders in council , the production was almost exclu- sively for home consumption . The return of peace brought in upon the ...
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... trade . And when , in 1828 , the " tariff of abomina- tions , " with its extraordinarily high duties on raw materials , became law by the unex- pected aid of New England votes , Webster appeared as the champion of protection , while the ...
... trade . And when , in 1828 , the " tariff of abomina- tions , " with its extraordinarily high duties on raw materials , became law by the unex- pected aid of New England votes , Webster appeared as the champion of protection , while 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,...