A Political Text-book for 1860: Comprising a Brief View of Presidential Nominations and Elections, Including All the National Platforms Ever Yet Adopted: Also a History of the Struggle Respecting Slavery in the Territories, and of the Action of Congress as to the Freedom of the Public Lands, with the Most Notable Speeches and Letters of Messrs. Lincoln, Douglas, Bell, Cass, Seward, Everett, Breckinridge, H. V. Johnson, Etc., Etc., Touching the Questions of the Day; and Returns of All Presidential Elections Since 1836 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 83
Page 13
... leave the decision to their Repub- lican fellow - citizens in the several States , trusting that before the election shall take place , their opinions will become so concentrated as to secure the choice of a Vice - President by the ...
... leave the decision to their Repub- lican fellow - citizens in the several States , trusting that before the election shall take place , their opinions will become so concentrated as to secure the choice of a Vice - President by the ...
Page 21
... leaving to the States the whole subject of Delaware , Virginia , Kentucky and Maryland . Slavery and the extradition of fugitives from service . John P. Hale , of N. H. , was nominated for Presi- soil ; and that as the use of the soil ...
... leaving to the States the whole subject of Delaware , Virginia , Kentucky and Maryland . Slavery and the extradition of fugitives from service . John P. Hale , of N. H. , was nominated for Presi- soil ; and that as the use of the soil ...
Page 31
... leave it as it is in the Cincinnati Platform . Í want , and we of the South want , no more doubtful plat- forms upon this or any other question . We desire that this Convention should take a bold , square stand . do the minority of the ...
... leave it as it is in the Cincinnati Platform . Í want , and we of the South want , no more doubtful plat- forms upon this or any other question . We desire that this Convention should take a bold , square stand . do the minority of the ...
Page 32
... leave these differences to the decision of the Courts . To that tribunal I am willing to leave this deci- sion , as it was once before proposed to be left by the celebrated Compromise of the Senator from Delaware . " He also read an ...
... leave these differences to the decision of the Courts . To that tribunal I am willing to leave this deci- sion , as it was once before proposed to be left by the celebrated Compromise of the Senator from Delaware . " He also read an ...
Page 33
... leave , once for all , to state - and the Chair entreats the Convention to listen to this declaration - that it is physically impossible for the Chair to go on in a contest with six hundred men as to who shall cry out loudest ; and ...
... leave , once for all , to state - and the Chair entreats the Convention to listen to this declaration - that it is physically impossible for the Chair to go on in a contest with six hundred men as to who shall cry out loudest ; and ...
Contents
169 | |
181 | |
190 | |
193 | |
198 | |
204 | |
206 | |
212 | |
42 | |
48 | |
52 | |
54 | |
64 | |
79 | |
102 | |
108 | |
121 | |
132 | |
145 | |
149 | |
168 | |
216 | |
217 | |
218 | |
219 | |
221 | |
222 | |
223 | |
228 | |
230 | |
234 | |
236 | |
243 | |
245 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admission admitted adopted amendment Arkansas authority ballot bill CALEB CUSHING candidate Cass citizens claim Clay Committee Compromise Congress Constitution Convention declared Delaware delegates Democracy Democratic party District domestic Douglas Dred Scott duty election emigrants enacted equal existing favor Federal Free Free-State gentlemen Georgia Governor House Illinois inhabitants institutions Iowa John Jones judges Kansas Kentucky land Lecompton Constitution legislation Louisiana majority Maryland Massachusetts ment Messrs Mississippi Missouri Missouri Compromise Missourians motion National Nays Nebraska negro New-Hampshire New-Jersey New-York nomination North Carolina Ohio opinion organized passed Pennsylvania persons platform political Polk polls present President principles prohibition protection question Representatives Republican resolutions Resolved rg'd ritory Scott Senate settlers Seward slaveholding Slavery slaves South Southern stitution Taylor Tennessee Territorial Government Territorial Legislature Territory of Kansas Texas tion Union United Unorganized Virginia vote voters Whig Wilmot Proviso Yeas