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 |
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... never be extended beyond its then existing limits , but should be gradually , and yet , at no distant day , wholly abolished by State authority . Resolved , That the faith of the States and the Nation hus pledged , was most nobly ...
... never be extended beyond its then existing limits , but should be gradually , and yet , at no distant day , wholly abolished by State authority . Resolved , That the faith of the States and the Nation hus pledged , was most nobly ...
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... never have been departed from , the Government ought to return . Resolved , That our fathers ordained the Constitution of the United States , in order , among other great national objects , to establish justice , promote the general ...
... never have been departed from , the Government ought to return . Resolved , That our fathers ordained the Constitution of the United States , in order , among other great national objects , to establish justice , promote the general ...
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... never quitting our own to stand upon foreign WASHINGTON , June 24th , 1852 . ground ; that our mission as a republic is not to propa- SIR : I have had the honor to receive from your hands gate our opinions , or impose on other countries ...
... never quitting our own to stand upon foreign WASHINGTON , June 24th , 1852 . ground ; that our mission as a republic is not to propa- SIR : I have had the honor to receive from your hands gate our opinions , or impose on other countries ...
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... never be reconciled , be- in the Presidential election . We beg to make these re- cause we are divided upon principle ? Can we agree to ports a part of this communication . the Platform adopted by the majority of the Convention , [ See ...
... never be reconciled , be- in the Presidential election . We beg to make these re- cause we are divided upon principle ? Can we agree to ports a part of this communication . the Platform adopted by the majority of the Convention , [ See ...
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... never heretofore , and probably would never hereafter give a single elec- toral vote at the polls to the candidate which they had so large a share in nominating , cannot be accounted for on any other principle than that it was intended ...
... never heretofore , and probably would never hereafter give a single elec- toral vote at the polls to the candidate which they had so large a share in nominating , cannot be accounted for on any other principle than that it was intended ...
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Page 127 - Measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void : it being the true intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate slavery into any territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the constitution of the United States...
Page 148 - Washington, imploring men to unsay what Washington said and undo what Washington did. Neither let us be slandered from our duty by false accusations against us, nor frightened from it by menaces of destruction to the government, nor of dungeons to ourselves. Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it.
Page 127 - We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object, and confident promise, of putting an end to slavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. " A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Page 177 - The Congress, the Executive and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others.
Page 138 - British parliament, they are entitled to a free and exclusive power of legislation in their several provincial legislatures, where their right of representation can alone be preserved, in all cases of taxation and internal polity...
Page 201 - ... this we have adhered and shall continue to adhere, provided no change shall occur which, in the judgment of the competent authorities of this Government, shall make a corresponding change on the part of the United States indispensable to their security.
Page 20 - That the Democratic party will resist all attempts at renewing, in Congress or out of it, the agitation of the slavery question, under whatever shape or color the attempt may be made.
Page 201 - Our policy in regard to Europe, which was adopted at an early stage of the wars which have so long agitated that quarter of the globe, nevertheless remains the same, which is, not to interfere in the internal concerns of any of its powers...
Page 146 - We stick to, contend for, the identical old policy on the point in controversy which was adopted by " our fathers who framed the government under which we live " ; while you with one accord reject, and scout, and spit upon that old policy, and insist upon substituting something new.
Page 201 - ... believe that our southern brethren, if left to themselves, would adopt it of their own accord. It is equally impossible, therefore, that we should behold such interposition, in any form, with indifference. If we look to the comparative strength and resources of Spain, and those new governments, and their distance from each other, it must be obvious that she can never subdue them. It is still the true policy of the United States to leave the parties to themselves, in the hope that other powers...