The Political Thought of American Statesmen: Selected Writings and SpeechesMorton J. Frisch, Richard G. Stevens |
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... Federal Territories ? Upon this , Senator Douglas holds the affirmative , and Republicans the negative . This ... Federal Government to control as to slavery in federal territory . The other of the four - James M'Henry - voted against ...
... Federal Territories ? Upon this , Senator Douglas holds the affirmative , and Republicans the negative . This ... Federal Government to control as to slavery in federal territory . The other of the four - James M'Henry - voted against ...
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... federal authority , nor anything in the Constitu- tion , forbade the Federal Government , to control as to slavery in federal territory . No great while after the adoption of the original Constitution , North Carolina ceded to the Federal ...
... federal authority , nor anything in the Constitu- tion , forbade the Federal Government , to control as to slavery in federal territory . No great while after the adoption of the original Constitution , North Carolina ceded to the Federal ...
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... federal authority , nor any part of the Constitution , forbade the Federal Government to control slav- ery in the federal territories ; while all the rest probably had the same understanding . Such , unquestionably , was the ...
... federal authority , nor any part of the Constitution , forbade the Federal Government to control slav- ery in the federal territories ; while all the rest probably had the same understanding . Such , unquestionably , was the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Founding | 2 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON 17431826 | 6 |
Copyright | |
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