They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy; but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends rather to increase than to abate its evils. They believe that the Congress of the United States has no power,... A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln - Page 47by John George Nicolay - 1906 - 578 pagesFull view - About this book
| Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...does so because it "tends rather to Increase than abate the evils " of slavery: and he lays down " that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy." One nun alone could he induce to sign this protest wi:h fr:m, and that man was not seeking re-election.... | |
| Nathaniel Lyon - Generals - 1861 - 298 pages
...Illinois Legislature, of certain abolition resolutions, and entered his protest upon the journal, " that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends rather to increase than abate its (slavery's) evils ;" that Congress has no power over slavery in the States ; that though Congress had... | |
| Nathaniel Lyon - Generals - 1861 - 320 pages
...Illinois Legislature, of certain abolition resolutions, and entered his protest upon the journal, " that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends rather to increase than abate its (slavery's) evils ;" that Congress has no power over slavery in the States ; that though Congress had... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 864 pages
...protest was presented to the House, which was read and ordered to be spread on the journals, to wit: u Resolutions upon the subject of domestic slavery having...doctrines tends rather to increase than abate its evils. uThey believe that the Congress of the United States has no power, under the Constitution, to interfere... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 878 pages
...protest was presented to the House, which was read and ordered to be spread on the journals, to wit : " Resolutions upon the subject of domestic slavery having...policy; but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tend rather to increase than abate its evils. " They believe that the Congress of the United States... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 1865 - 912 pages
...protest was presented to the House, which was read and ordered to be spread on the journals, to v, it : " Resolutions upon the subject of domestic slavery having...policy; but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tend rather to increase than abate its evils. " They believe that the Congress of the United States... | |
| George Washington Bacon - Biography - 1865 - 206 pages
...House March 3rd, 1837 :— i " Resolutions on the subject of domestic slavery having passed both houses of the General Assembly at its present session, the...that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends to increase rather than abate its evils. " They believe that the Congress of the United States has... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 848 pages
...protest was presented to the House, which was read and ordered to be spread on the journals, to wit : " Resolutions upon the subject of domestic slavery having...the undersigned hereby protest against the passage t>f the same. "They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy... | |
| George Washington Bacon - 1865 - 148 pages
...of the General Assembly at {to present cesnon, the undersigned hereby protest aifn'iuat tku pa»sage of the same. "They believe that the institution of...that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends to increase rather than abate its evils. " They believe that the Congress of the United Btates has... | |
| Frank Crosby - Presidents - 1865 - 498 pages
...leagues, his views relative to slavery, in the following protest, bearing date March 3d, 1837 :— " Resolutions upon the subject of domestic slavery having...the General Assembly, at its present session, the uadersigned hereby protest against the passage of the same. " They believe that the institution of... | |
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