 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - United States - 1862 - 914 pages
...Chicago platform, which denies " 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;" meaning, of course, any of the present territory, in which no existing local law authorizes it. How,... | |
 | 1862
...attempts to violate it ; and we deny the authority of Congress, or a territorial legislature, or of any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United Statet," This is a plain avowal that slavery is not national according to the Constitution, and that... | |
 | CHARLES WENTWORTH UPHAM - 1856 - 458 pages
...the United States by positive legislation, prohibiting its existence or extension therein. That we deny the authority of congress, of a territorial legislature,...while the present Constitution shall be maintained. 3. " Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon congress sovereign power over the territories of... | |
 | Charles Wentworth Upham - 1856 - 132 pages
...the United States by positive legislation, prohibiting its existence or extension therein. That we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial Legislature,...while the present Constitution shall be maintained. That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the Territories of the United States... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Morris - Antislavery movements - 1856 - 420 pages
...the United States, by positive legislation, prohibiting its existence or extension therein. That we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial Legislature,...individual or association of individuals, to give legal assistance to slavery in any Territory of the United States, while the present Constitution shall be... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1856 - 88 pages
...the United States by positive legislation, prohibiting its existence or extension therein ; that we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial legislature,...individual or association of individuals, to give legal assistance to slavery in any Territory of the United Slates, while the present Constitution shall be... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1856 - 80 pages
...the United States by positive legislation, prohibiting its existence or extension therein; that we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial legislature,...individual or association of individuals, to give legal assistance to slavery in any Territory vf the United States, while the present Constitution shall be... | |
 | William Barksdale - Campaign literature - 1856 - 32 pages
...the United States by positive legislation prohibiting its existence or extension therein. "That we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial legislature,...of any individual or association of individuals, to t;ive leg-il existence to slavery in any Territory of the United States, while th^ present constitution... | |
 | John G. Wells - Politicians - 1856 - 156 pages
...the United States by positive legislation, prohibiting its existence or extension therein. That we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, of any individual or association, or individuals, to give legal assistance to slavery in any territory of the United States, while the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Hall - Political parties - 1856 - 560 pages
...legislation prohibiting its existence or extension therein. That we deny the authority of congress, or of a territorial legislature, of any individual or association of individuals, to give legal assistance to slavery in any territory of the United States, while the present constitution shall be... | |
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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,... 
