 | Horace Greeley - 1864 - 696 trang
...Slavery in all our national territory, ordained that ' no person should be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law,' it becomes...to Slavery in any Territory of the United States. " 9. That we brand the recent reopening of the African slave-trade, under the cover of our national... | |
 | Michael Kent Curtis - 1986 - 292 trang
...deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial Legislation, 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.151 The 1860 Republican platform had a similar provision,... | |
 | William E. Gienapp Professor of History Harvard University - 1987 - 602 trang
...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" under the Constitution. The longest section of the platform recited the violations of the rights of... | |
 | David W. Brady - 1988 - 236 trang
...in 1856: "The normal condition of all the territory of the United States is that of freedom; . . . we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial...to slavery in any territory of the United States." Clearly, the lines were drawn — Republicans were the party of antislavery forces, Democrats the proslavery... | |
 | Jerome A. McDuffie, Gary Wayne Piggrem, Steven E. Woodworth - 1990 - 650 trang
...militant abolitionism. 74. (D) The Republican party platform adopted in Chicago on May 16, 1860, denied "the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature,...to Slavery in any Territory of the United States." While demanding the limitation of slavery, the platform did not specify how this was to be achieved.... | |
 | C. Peter Ripley - 1993 - 336 trang
...provision of the Constitution against all attempts to violate it; and we deny the authority of Congress, of Territorial Legislature, or of any individuals, to...to slavery in any Territory of the United States. An adherence to these resolutions gives the President power over the institution of slavery in the... | |
 | Kathy Sammis - 1997 - 132 trang
...country. That the normal condition of all the territory of the United States is that of freedom . . . and we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial...to slavery in any territory of the United States. Democratic Party (Breckenridge Faction): Resolved . . . That the Government of a Territory organized... | |
 | Philip Sheldon Foner, Robert J. Branham - 1998 - 952 trang
...extension of slavery. Moreover, Lincoln was nominated for the presidency in 1860 on a platform that denied "the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature,...to slavery in any territory of the United States." cupies the same position that the old Whig party occupied in 1852. They asserted then, in their platform,... | |
 | Kenneth Hilton - 1999 - 138 trang
...campaign. Both platforms were adopted during the summer months. From the Republican Party platform: ... we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial...to slavery in any territory of the United States. (continued) Document-Based Assessment *=r DBQ 9: What Caused Secession? (continued) From the (Southern)... | |
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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,... 
