 I believe, it was provided that it must be considered " the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any State or territory, or to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their...  Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln - Page 221by Abraham Lincoln - 1894Full view - About this book
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1855 - 466 pages
...provides for. It is most true, air, that the fourteenth section declares that: " It is the true Intent ami meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or stair, nor to exclude it therefrom, but 10 leave the people thereof perfe<tty free to form and regulate... | |
 | John Jasiel Perry - Campaign literature - 1856 - 16 pages
...declaring the Missouri Compromise a inoperative and void," the same section goes on to say: '" It being the true intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate Slavery into any Territory or State, or to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their... | |
 | United States - 1856 - 654 pages
...deny. This report proceeds to quote further from the Kansas-Nebraska act, as follows : " It being the true intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate Slavery into any State or Territory, nor to exclude it therefrom, bat to leave the people thereof perfectly free to... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1856 - 180 pages
...1851), commonly called the compromise measures) is hereby declared inoperative and void ; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate Slavery into said Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1856 - 172 pages
...1850, commonly called the compromise measures) is hereby declared inoperative and void ; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate Slavery into said Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Territories - Kansas - 1856 - 20 pages
...1850, commonly called the Compromise Measures) is hereby declared inoperative and void; it being the true intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate Slavery into said Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, bat to leave the people thereof perfectly free... | |
 | Judah Philip Benjamin - Kansas - 1858 - 246 pages
...fommonty oaUed Oie compromise meamres, is HEREBY DECLARED INOPERATIVE and VOID ; it being the trve intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any State or TERRITORY, nor to exclude it Oierefrom, but to leave the people THEREOF perfectly FRFE TO... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1858 - 820 pages
...in the bill, after declaring ti restriction of 1820 null and void, were as follows : " It being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into > Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfett free to... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1858 - 820 pages
...in the bill, after declaring the restriction of 1820 null and void, were as follows : " It being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into tiny Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free... | |
 | Michael W. Cluskey - United States - 1859 - 812 pages
...fifty, commonly called the compromise 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 suite, nor to* exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate... | |
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