 | Evan Rowland Jones - United States - 1881 - 272 pages
...it ; and we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial Legislature, or of any individual, to give legal existence to slavery in any Territory of the United States." The contest for the nomination of the party was close and spirited between William H. Seward of New York... | |
 | John Denison Champlin - United States - 1881 - 624 pages
...United States is that of freedom," and denied the power of Congress or of a territorial legislature to give legal existence to slavery in any Territory of the United States. There were thus four political parties in the field: the Douglas Democrats, who wished to throw the... | |
 | John Denison Champlin - United States - 1881 - 626 pages
...United States is that of freedom," and denied the power of Congress or of a territorial legislature to give legal existence to slavery in any Territory of the United States. There were thus four political parties in the field: the Douglas Democrats, who wished to throw the... | |
 | Walter Raleigh Houghton - Political parties - 1882 - 592 pages
...it ; and we deny 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. 9. That we brand the recent re-opening of the African slave trade, under the cover of our national... | |
 | George Washington Julian - Reconstruction - 1884 - 402 pages
...Declaration of Independence, and denied that Congress, the people of a Territory, or any other authority, could give legal existence to slavery in any Territory of the United States. It asserted the sovereign power of Congress over the Territories, and its right and duty to prohibit... | |
 | George Ticknor Curtis - Buchanan, James - 1883 - 732 pages
...it ; and we deny 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." On the motives that dictated the assertion of this doctrine, I have no speculations to offer, for I... | |
 | Arthur Gilman - History - 1883 - 706 pages
...unjustifiable," denying 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," affirming the principles of the Constitution of the United States as essential to the preservation... | |
 | George Sewall Boutwell - Presidential candidates - 1884 - 264 pages
...it; and we deny 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. 9. That we brand the recent re-opening of the African slave trade, under the cover of our national... | |
 | William Ralston Balch - 1884 - 562 pages
...authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, of any individual, or association of individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States, while the present Constitution shall be maintained." And closed with a resolution : " That we invite... | |
 | Department of State (USA)., United States. Department of State - United States - 1862 - 512 pages
...Lincoln, that the normal condition of our territories was that of freedom, and that no power existed to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States. In regard to those territories half as large as Europe, Congress had power, by the Constitution, to... | |
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... 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,... 
