 | United States. President - 1862 - 990 trang
...Lincoln, that the normal condition of our territories was that of freedom, and that no power existed to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States. In regard to those territories, half as large as Europe, Congress had power, by the Constitution, to... | |
 | John Elliott Cairnes - 1862 - 344 trang
...Congress, or of any other power in the Union, so long as the present Constitution was maintained, could give legal existence to slavery in any Territory of the United States. The fundamental principle of the party was thus the non-extension of slavery. Taking its stand on this... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1862 - 984 trang
...Lincoln, that the normal condition of our territories was that of freedom, and that no power existed to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States. In regard to those territories half as large as Europe, Congress had power, by the Constitution, to... | |
 | United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln) - 1862 - 986 trang
...Lincoln, that the normal condition of our territories was that of freedom, and that no power existed to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States. In regard to those territories, half as large as Europe, Congress had power, by the Constitution, to... | |
 | John Elliott Cairnes - 1862 - 172 trang
...or of any other power in the Union, so long as the present Constitution was maintained, could^give legal existence to slavery in any Territory of the United States. The fundamental principle of the party was thus the non-extension of slavery. Taking its stand on this... | |
 | George Washington Bacon - 1863 - 116 trang
...slavery in all our national territory, ordained that" no person should he deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law," it becomes...to slavery in any Territory of the United States. * Referring to [Mr. Douglas's doctrine of (t popular sovereignty" in the terri. cries. 0f % Confederate... | |
 | George Washington Bacon - 1863 - 122 trang
...person should be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law," it becomes nr duty, by legislation, whenever such legislation is...to slavery in any Territory of the United States. * Referring to Mr. Douglas's doctrine of " popular sovereignty" in the terrioriea. . of ijje Conftett... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1868 - 208 trang
...Territory of the United States," and has explicitly denied " the authority of Congress, of a Terri77 torial Legislature, or of any individuals, to give legal...to Slavery in any Territory of the United States." Such is the triumphant response by the aroused millions of the North, alike to the assumption of Slave... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1863 - 780 trang
...attempts to violate it ; and we deny the authority of Congress, as a territorial legislation, or of individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States." Again, at a great Republican meeting at New York, February 22nd, I860, the Hon. George Opdyke said—... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1863 - 284 trang
...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... | |
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... it becomes our duty, by legislation, whenever such legislation is 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, or of any individuals,... 
