 ... 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
 | Jacob Harris Patton - United States - 1867 - 834 pages
...is that of FREEDOM," and they denied " the authority of Congress, of a Territorial Legislature, or of individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any Territory of the United States." Still another party, heretofore mainly known as American, now adopted the designation of " Constitutional... | |
 | John William Draper - Literary Criticism - 1867 - 568 pages
...territory is that of freedom. It denied 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. It branded the recent reopening of the African slave-trade, under the cover of the national flag, aided... | |
 | Almanacs, American - 1868 - 740 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. Ket>olved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the territories of the... | |
 | Jacob Harris Patton - United States - 1868 - 890 pages
...is that of FREEDOM," and they denied " the authority of Congress, of a Territorial Legislature, or of individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any Territory of the United States." Still another party, heretofore mainly known as American, now adopted the designation of " Constitutional... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Reconstruction - 1868 - 144 pages
...attempts to violate 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... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Political Science - 1868 - 140 pages
...attempts to violate 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... | |
 | Almanacs, American - 1868 - 740 pages
...prohibiting iu existence or extension therein. That we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, of any individual or association of Individuals, to give legal existence to slavery i" ftn7 territory of the United States, while the present Constitution shall be maintained* Л'- -<•>... | |
 | Literature - 1887 - 984 pages
...most happy in its phraseology. Not only did it "deny the authority of Congress, or of a territorial legislature, of any individual or association of individuals,...existence to slavery in any territory of the United States;1' it further " Resolved, that the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the... | |
 | Mountague Bernard - Great Britain - 1870 - 558 pages
...attempts to violate 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." s 1 " Majority Report " rejected by the Convention, Resolutions 1, 2, and 3. Chap. II. There were thus... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Reconstruction - 1871 - 680 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, to give legal existence to slavery in any Terriiory of the United States while the present ConstiUition shall be maintained. 2. That the Constitution... | |
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