... it becomes our duty, by legislation, whenever such legislation is necessary, to maintain this provision of the Constitution against all attempts to violate it; and we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, or of any individuals,... The United States Democratic Review - Page 2041859Full view - About this book
| Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - United States - 1862 - 914 pages
...Chicago platform, which denies " the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, or of any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States;" meaning, of course, any of the present territory, in which no existing local law authorizes it. How,... | |
| 1862
...attempts to violate it ; and we deny the authority of Congress, or a territorial legislature, or of any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United Statet," This is a plain avowal that slavery is not national according to the Constitution, and that... | |
| Campaign literature - 1856 - 90 pages
...prohibiting its existence or extension therein. That we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial Legislature, of any individual or association of individuals,...while the present Constitution shall be maintained. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the territories of the United... | |
| Campaign literature - 1856 - 54 pages
...extension therein. That we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, of any indivi ual or association of individuals, to give legal existence...while the present Constitution shall be maintained. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the territories of the United... | |
| John Bigelow - California - 1856 - 502 pages
...therein; and we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, of any individual or any association of individuals, to give legal existence...while the present Constitution shall be maintained. u 3. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the territories of... | |
| John Bigelow - California - 1856 - 508 pages
...therein ; and we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, of any individual or any association of individuals, to give legal existence...while the present Constitution shall be maintained. " 3. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the territories of... | |
| John G. Wells - Politicians - 1856 - 156 pages
...territorial legislature, of any individual or association, or individuals, to give legal assistance to slavery in any territory of the United States,...while the present Constitution shall be maintained. Resolved, That the maintenance of the principles promulgated in the Declaration of Independence and... | |
| John Charles Frmont, John Charles Frémont - History - 1856 - 514 pages
...Territorial Legislature, of any individual or association of individuals, to irive legal assistance to Slavery in any Territory of the United States,...while the present Constitution shall be maintained. "3. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the Territories of the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Morris - Antislavery movements - 1856 - 420 pages
...Territorial Legislature, of any individual or association of individuals, to give legal assistance to slavery in any Territory of the United States,...while the present Constitution shall be maintained. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the Territories of the United... | |
| United States - 1856 - 656 pages
...And we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial Legislature, of any individual or a-sociution of individuals, to give legal existence to Slavery in any Territory of the United Slate*, while the present Consli utioii shall be maintained. '•3 Remind, That the Con-tittition confers... | |
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