A Political Text-book for 1860: Comprising a Brief View of Presidential Nominations and Elections, Including All the National Platforms Ever Yet Adopted: Also a History of the Struggle Respecting Slavery in the Territories, and of the Action of Congress as to the Freedom of the Public Lands, with the Most Notable Speeches and Letters of Messrs. Lincoln, Douglas, Bell, Cass, Seward, Everett, Breckinridge, H. V. Johnson, Etc., Etc., Touching the Questions of the Day; and Returns of All Presidential Elections Since 1836Tribune Association, 1860 - 248 Seiten |
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... District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York . W. H. TINSON , Stereotyper . RHODES HOUSE 7 MAY 1930 LIBRARY ADVERTISEMENT . THE single end of this book is the Br : from Blackwill .
... District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York . W. H. TINSON , Stereotyper . RHODES HOUSE 7 MAY 1930 LIBRARY ADVERTISEMENT . THE single end of this book is the Br : from Blackwill .
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... District of Columbia were represented by 157 delegates , who cast a unanimous vote for Henry Clay , of Kentucky , for President , and John Sergeant , of Pennsylvania , for Vice - Pre- sident . James Barbour , of Virginia , presided ...
... District of Columbia were represented by 157 delegates , who cast a unanimous vote for Henry Clay , of Kentucky , for President , and John Sergeant , of Pennsylvania , for Vice - Pre- sident . James Barbour , of Virginia , presided ...
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... District of Columbia , and in the Territories of Louisiana and Florida ; by the Legislation of Congress ; by the protection afforded by national legislation and negotiation to slaveholding in American vessels , on the aigh seas ...
... District of Columbia , and in the Territories of Louisiana and Florida ; by the Legislation of Congress ; by the protection afforded by national legislation and negotiation to slaveholding in American vessels , on the aigh seas ...
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... District of Columbia . Charles Francis Adams , of Massachusetts , presided , and the Convention nominated Messrs . Van Buren and Adams as candidates for President and Vice - President , and adopted the following Resolves , sinco known ...
... District of Columbia . Charles Francis Adams , of Massachusetts , presided , and the Convention nominated Messrs . Van Buren and Adams as candidates for President and Vice - President , and adopted the following Resolves , sinco known ...
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... District of Columbia . 2. That this was the basis of the compromises of 1850 , confirmed by both the Democratic and Whig parties in National Conventions , ratified by the people in the elec- tion of 1852 , and rightly appl ed to the ...
... District of Columbia . 2. That this was the basis of the compromises of 1850 , confirmed by both the Democratic and Whig parties in National Conventions , ratified by the people in the elec- tion of 1852 , and rightly appl ed to the ...
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Seite 127 - Measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void : it being the true intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate slavery into any territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the constitution of the United States...
Seite 148 - Washington, imploring men to unsay what Washington said and undo what Washington did. Neither let us be slandered from our duty by false accusations against us, nor frightened from it by menaces of destruction to the government, nor of dungeons to ourselves. Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it.
Seite 127 - We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object, and confident promise, of putting an end to slavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. " A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Seite 177 - The Congress, the Executive and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others.
Seite 138 - British parliament, they are entitled to a free and exclusive power of legislation in their several provincial legislatures, where their right of representation can alone be preserved, in all cases of taxation and internal polity...
Seite 201 - ... this we have adhered and shall continue to adhere, provided no change shall occur which, in the judgment of the competent authorities of this Government, shall make a corresponding change on the part of the United States indispensable to their security.
Seite 20 - 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.
Seite 201 - Our policy in regard to Europe, which was adopted at an early stage of the wars which have so long agitated that quarter of the globe, nevertheless remains the same, which is, not to interfere in the internal concerns of any of its powers...
Seite 146 - We stick to, contend for, the identical old policy on the point in controversy which was adopted by " our fathers who framed the government under which we live " ; while you with one accord reject, and scout, and spit upon that old policy, and insist upon substituting something new.
Seite 201 - ... believe that our southern brethren, if left to themselves, would adopt it of their own accord. It is equally impossible, therefore, that we should behold such interposition, in any form, with indifference. If we look to the comparative strength and resources of Spain, and those new governments, and their distance from each other, it must be obvious that she can never subdue them. It is still the true policy of the United States to leave the parties to themselves, in the hope that other powers...