Caucuses of 1860: A History of the National Political Conventions of the Current Presidential Campaign: Being a Complete Record of the Business of All the Conventions; with Sketches of Distinguished Men in Attendance Upon Them, and Descriptions of the Most Characteristic Scenes and Memorable Events |
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... United States . He is in the midst of a confidential talk with a burly , piratical looking person in a gray busi- ness suit , the sack coat making him look even more squatty than be really is . The features of this individual are a ...
... United States . He is in the midst of a confidential talk with a burly , piratical looking person in a gray busi- ness suit , the sack coat making him look even more squatty than be really is . The features of this individual are a ...
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... united and beat a John Brown Helperite . That's the way of it . I tell you we can succeed without Douglas . He is the weakest man out . But if he was strongest , I would not give a damn for a victory with him . I want the party ...
... united and beat a John Brown Helperite . That's the way of it . I tell you we can succeed without Douglas . He is the weakest man out . But if he was strongest , I would not give a damn for a victory with him . I want the party ...
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... united against him — and Maine evenly divided . New Hampshire is for him , and waiting to have him slaughtered , in order to introduce to the Convention the name of Frank- lin Pierce . Senators are bitter . They are not only against the ...
... united against him — and Maine evenly divided . New Hampshire is for him , and waiting to have him slaughtered , in order to introduce to the Convention the name of Frank- lin Pierce . Senators are bitter . They are not only against the ...
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... United States , and by the law and Courts of all civilized nations , and a fortiori is the duty of the States of this Confederacy under the Constitution and laws . Resolved , That the refusal of the Governors of the several States to ...
... United States , and by the law and Courts of all civilized nations , and a fortiori is the duty of the States of this Confederacy under the Constitution and laws . Resolved , That the refusal of the Governors of the several States to ...
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... United States in regard to all the rights of the people of every State and Territory under the Constitution of the United States . Mr. Glenn of Mississippi presented the following : 1. A citizen of any State in the Union may immigrate ...
... United States in regard to all the rights of the people of every State and Territory under the Constitution of the United States . Mr. Glenn of Mississippi presented the following : 1. A citizen of any State in the Union may immigrate ...
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Page 139 - That the new dogma, that the Constitution, of its own force, carries slavery into any or all of the Territories of the United States, is a dangerous political heresy, at variance with the explicit provisions of that instrument itself, with contemporaneous exposition, and with legislative and judicial precedent; is revolutionary in its tendency, and subversive of the peace and harmony of the country.
Page 137 - 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, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depend; and we denounce the lawless invasion by armed force of the soil of any state or territory, no matter under what pretext, as among the gravest of crimes.
Page 138 - Constitution is essential to the preservation of our republican institutions, and that the Federal Constitution, the rights of the States, and the Union of the States, shall be preserved.
Page 201 - Truth crushed to earth will rise again ; The eternal years of God are hers; While error wounded writhes in pain, And dies amid her worshippers.
Page 136 - Republican Party is opposed to any change In our Naturalization Laws or any State legislation by which the rights of citizenship hitherto accorded to immigrants from foreign lands shall be abridged or impaired ; and in favor of giving a full and efficient protection to the rights of all classes of citizens, whether native or naturalized, both at home and abroad.
Page 139 - That appropriations by Congress for the improvement of rivers and harbors, of a national character, required for the accommodation and security of our existing commerce, are authorized by the constitution, and justified by the obligation of government to protect the lives and property of its citizens.
Page 138 - ... abroad ; and we hold in abhorrence all schemes for disunion, come from whatever source they may : and we congratulate the country that no Republican member of Congress has uttered or countenanced the threats of disunion so often made by Democratic members, without rebuke and with applause from their political associates...
Page 145 - At once there rose so wild a yell Within that dark and narrow dell, As all the fiends, from heaven that fell, Had pealed the banner-cry of hell...
Page 139 - That, while providing revenue for the support of the General Government by duties upon imports, sound policy requires such an adjustment of these imposts as to encourage the development of the industrial interests of the whole country ; and we commend that policy of national exchanges which secures to the workingmen liberal wages, to agriculture remunerating prices, to mechanics and manufacturers an adequate reward for their skill, labor and enterprise, and to the nation commercial prosperity and...
Page 137 - ... is essential to the preservation of our Republican institutions; and that the Federal Constitution, the Rights of the States, and the Union of the States must and shall be preserved.