 Upon these considerations, it is the opinion of the Court that the act of Congress which prohibited a citizen from holding and owning property of this kind in the territory of the United States north of the line therein mentioned, is not warranted by...  Early History of Vermont - Page 130by La Fayette Wilbur - 1902Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1903 - 460 pages
...from holding or owning [slaves] in the territory of the United States north of the line [36° 30'] therein mentioned is not warranted by the constitution, and is therefore void." The intense excitement caused by this case was no more than it warranted for the decision on the second... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1903 - 394 pages
...from holding or owning [slaves] in the territory of the United States north of the line [36° 30'] therein mentioned is not warranted by the constitution, and is therefore void." The intense excitement caused by this case was no more than it warranted for the decision on the second... | |
 | Alexander Johnston - United States - 1905 - 624 pages
...constitutional law." But his belief, honest as it undoubtedly was, was evidently unfounded. How can "the opinion of the court, that the act of Congress...citizen from holding and owning property of this kind [slave property] in the territory of the United States is not warranted by the Constitution, and is... | |
 | William Gardner - Biography & Autobiography - 1905 - 256 pages
...Government * * * is pledged to protect it in all future time. * * * * The act of Congress which prohibits a citizen from holding and owning property of this...the territory of the United States north of the line mentioned (36° 30') is not warranted by the Constitution and is therefore void. * * * *If Congress... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis - United States - 1901 - 768 pages
...with the duty of guarding and protecting the owner in his rights. Upon these considerations, it is the opinion of the court that the act of congress...warranted by the constitution, and is therefore void ; and that neither Dred Scott himself, nor any of his family, were made free by being carried into... | |
 | Frank Hendrick - Antitrust law - 1906 - 604 pages
...consent. "The right of property in a slave is distinctly and expressly confirmed in the Constitution. "The act of Congress which prohibited a citizen from...United States north of the line therein mentioned (thirty -six degrees thirty minutes north) , is not warranted by the Constitution and is therefore... | |
 | Oliver Joseph Thatcher - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1907 - 482 pages
...with the duty of guarding and protecting the owner in his rights. Upon these considerations, it is the opinion of the court that the act of Congress...warranted by the Constitution, and is therefore void; and that neither Dred Scott himself nor any of his family were made free by being carried into this... | |
 | Oliver Joseph Thatcher - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1907 - 494 pages
...with the duty of guarding and protecting the owner in his rights. Upon these considerations, it is the opinion of the court that the act of Congress...in the territory of the United States north of the lint therein mentioned, is not warranted by the Constitution, and is therefore void; and that neither... | |
 | William MacDonald - History - 1908 - 648 pages
...with the duty of guarding and protecting the owner in his rights. Upon these considerations, it is the opinion of the court that the Act of Congress...warranted by the Constitution, and is therefore void; and that neither Dred Scott himself, nor any of his family, were made free by being carried into this... | |
 | Otto Gresham - Slavery - 1908 - 60 pages
...of Congress, Section 8 of the Missouri Compromise, which prohibits a citizen from owning and holding property of this kind in the territory of the United...warranted by the constitution, and is therefore void." Justice Nelson was not complaisant about being set aside, so he read his opinion as originally drawn,... | |
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