The Origin of the Late War: Traced from the Beginning of the Constitution to the Revolt of the Southern States |
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Page 24
... Resolved , That Congress has no authority to interfere in the emancipation of slaves , or in the treatment of them within any of the States ; it remaining with the several States alone to provide any regulations therein which human- ity ...
... Resolved , That Congress has no authority to interfere in the emancipation of slaves , or in the treatment of them within any of the States ; it remaining with the several States alone to provide any regulations therein which human- ity ...
Page 105
... Resolved , That Congress possesses no constitutional authority to interfere in any way with the institution of slavery in any of the States of this Confed- eracy . Yeas , 182 ; nays , 9 . Resolved , That Congress ought not to interfere ...
... Resolved , That Congress possesses no constitutional authority to interfere in any way with the institution of slavery in any of the States of this Confed- eracy . Yeas , 182 ; nays , 9 . Resolved , That Congress ought not to interfere ...
Page 113
... Resolved , That all petitions , memorials , and papers , touching the abolition of slavery , or the buying , selling , or transferring of slaves , in any State , Dis- trict , or Territory of the United States , be laid on the table ...
... Resolved , That all petitions , memorials , and papers , touching the abolition of slavery , or the buying , selling , or transferring of slaves , in any State , Dis- trict , or Territory of the United States , be laid on the table ...
Page 116
... resolved , there- upon , that " We , therefore , propose no interference by Congress with slavery within the limits of any State . " But its final resolution reads : Resolved , That we inscribe on our banners free soil , free speech ...
... resolved , there- upon , that " We , therefore , propose no interference by Congress with slavery within the limits of any State . " But its final resolution reads : Resolved , That we inscribe on our banners free soil , free speech ...
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... Resolved , That the rule established in the Constitution as the basis of representation and direct taxation , resulting from a spirit of concession and compromise , essential to the formation and preservation of the union of the States ...
... Resolved , That the rule established in the Constitution as the basis of representation and direct taxation , resulting from a spirit of concession and compromise , essential to the formation and preservation of the union of the States ...
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