Union and Anti-slavery SpeechesContains his Reply to the Missouri republican. |
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... opinion and feeling in regard to the institution of Slavery , from the Fourth of July , 1861 , when I referred to it only remotely , to the twenty - second of February , 1864 , when I urged its com- plete and final extirpation from the ...
... opinion and feeling in regard to the institution of Slavery , from the Fourth of July , 1861 , when I referred to it only remotely , to the twenty - second of February , 1864 , when I urged its com- plete and final extirpation from the ...
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... opinion of mankind , all men have a right to require that he shall , above all things , exhibit a supreme regard for truth in his statement of facts . His deductions from premises truly stated may be hon- estly erroneous ; but when , in ...
... opinion of mankind , all men have a right to require that he shall , above all things , exhibit a supreme regard for truth in his statement of facts . His deductions from premises truly stated may be hon- estly erroneous ; but when , in ...
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... of every such govern- ment is , that PUBLIC OPINION , not revolutionary vio- lence , shall be invoked to rectify errors and redress grievances . Our whole system rests upon the popular will Its Nature and its Assailants . 51.
... of every such govern- ment is , that PUBLIC OPINION , not revolutionary vio- lence , shall be invoked to rectify errors and redress grievances . Our whole system rests upon the popular will Its Nature and its Assailants . 51.
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... opinion were inevitable ; but every part of the Nation agreed that the will of the majority , constitutionally expressed , should govern ; for an ap- peal to the people was ever open , and the majority of to - day might as it has done a ...
... opinion were inevitable ; but every part of the Nation agreed that the will of the majority , constitutionally expressed , should govern ; for an ap- peal to the people was ever open , and the majority of to - day might as it has done a ...
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... opinions and purposes are hostile to Slavery . He is to be intrusted with the adminis- tration of the common Government , because he has declared that that ' Government can not endure per- manently half slave and half free ; ' and that ...
... opinions and purposes are hostile to Slavery . He is to be intrusted with the adminis- tration of the common Government , because he has declared that that ' Government can not endure per- manently half slave and half free ; ' and that ...
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Page 60 - That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively...
Page 60 - ... inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively, is essential to that balance of...
Page 421 - The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise — with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew.
Page 59 - ... 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, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States.
Page 146 - No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize, or give to Congress the power to abolish or interfere, within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State.
Page 311 - Resolved, That the United States ought to cooperate with any State which may adopt gradual abolishment of slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such State in its discretion, to compensate for the inconveniences, public and private, produced by such change of system.
Page 25 - No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation . . .," but also that "No State shall, without the Consent of Congress . . . enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.
Page 34 - It is obviously impracticable in the federal government of these states, to secure all rights of independent sovereignty to each, and yet provide for the interest and safety of all. Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
Page 146 - A house divided against itself can not stand.' . I believe this Government can not endure permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved ; I do not expect the house to fall ; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other...
Page 201 - ... and by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid i do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated states and parts of states are and henceforward shall be free and that the executive government of the united states including the military and naval authorities thereof will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons...