| Edward Everett, Charles Sumner - Amazon River - 1854 - 234 pages
...imperative upon the committee, they may be found in the fact, that the Nebraska country occupies the same relative position to the slavery question, as did...hand it was contended, as a legal proposition, that slavery having been prohibited by the enactments of Mexico, according to the laws of nations, we received... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1854 - 722 pages
...the slavery qaestion, as did New Mexico and Utah, when those territories were organized. i M •' • It was a disputed point, whether slavery was prohibited...prohibited by the enactments of Mexico, according to the laws of nations, we received the country with all its local laws and domestic institutions attached... | |
| 1854 - 136 pages
...imperative upon the committee, they may he found in the fact, that the Nehraska country occupies the same relative position to the slavery question, as did...organized. It was a disputed point, whether slavery was prohihited hy law in the country acquired from Mexico. On the one hand it was contended, as a legal... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1855 - 466 pages
...The Nebraska Territory, which embraces what is now called Nebraska and Kansas, " occupies the same relative position to the slavery question as did New...Mexico and Utah when those Territories were organized." That we may see whether or not the Senate committee, on the 4ih of January, before the bill passed,... | |
| Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1856 - 186 pages
...the Nebraska country occupies the same relative position to the Slavery question, as did NewMexico and Utah, when those Territories were organized. It...hand, it was contended, as a leg^al proposition, that Slavery, having been prohibited by the enactments of Mexico, accordmg to the laws of nations, we received... | |
| Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1856 - 172 pages
...the Nebraska courltry occupies the same relative position to the Slavery question, as did NewMexico and Utah, when those Territories were organized. It...Hand, it was. contended, as a legal proposition, that Slavery, having been prohibited by the enactments of Mexico, according to thelaws of nations, we received... | |
| Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1856 - 180 pages
...the Nebraska country occupies the same relative position to the Slavery question, as did NewMexico and Utah, when those Territories were organized. It...disputed point, whether Slavery was prohibited by faw in the country acquired from Mexico. On the one hand, it was contended, as a lejjal proposition,... | |
| Michael W. Cluskey - Political Science - 1857 - 672 pages
...the committee, they may be found in the fact, that the Nebraska country occupies the same relativo position to the slavery question, as did New Mexico...hand it was contended, as a legal proposition, that slavery having been prohibited by the enactments of Mexico, according to the laws of nations, we received... | |
| Campaign literature - 1860 - 268 pages
...imperative upon the Committee, they may he found in the fact that the Nebraska country occupies the same relative position to the Slavery question, as did...hand, it was contended, as a legal proposition, that Slavery having heen prohibited by the enactments of Mexico, according to the laws of nations, we received... | |
| Campaign literature - 1860 - 292 pages
...position to the Slavery question, as did Hew Mexico and Utah, when those Territories were organiz-rt. It was a disputed point, whether Slavery was prohibited...hand, it was contended, as a legal proposition, that Slavery having been prohibited by the enactments of Mexico, according to the laws of nations, we received... | |
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