 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, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States.  The Works of William H. Seward - Page 680by William Henry Seward - 1884Full view - About this book
 | Kenneth M. Stampp - History - 1981 - 342 pages
...States." It affirmed that the "normal condition" of the territories was "that of freedom," and it denied "the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature,...give legal existence to slavery in any territory. . . ." The commitment to oppose the spread of slavery was still there, but it seemed to take more words... | |
 | Michael Kent Curtis - Law - 1986 - 292 pages
...deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial Legislation, 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.' 5 ' The i86o Republican platform had a similar... | |
 | William E. Gienapp Professor of History Harvard University - History - 1987 - 602 pages
...deny the 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" under the Constitution. The longest section of the platform recited the violations of the rights of... | |
 | Jerome A. McDuffie, Gary Wayne Piggrem, Steven E. Woodworth - Study Aids - 1990 - 650 pages
...militant abolitionism. 74. (D) The Republican party platform adopted in Chicago on May 16, 1860, denied "the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature,...to Slavery in any Territory of the United States." While demanding the limitation of slavery, the platform did not specify how this was to be achieved.... | |
 | Jerome A. McDuffie, Gary Wayne Piggrem, Steven E. Woodworth - Study Aids - 1990 - 650 pages
...militant abolitionism. 74. (D) The Republican party platform adopted in Chicago on May 16,1860, denied "the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature,...to Slavery in any Territory of the United States." While demanding the limitation of slavery, the platform did not specify how this was to be achieved.... | |
 | Jerome A. McDuffie, Gary Wayne Piggrem, Steven E. Woodworth - Study Aids - 1990 - 650 pages
...militant abolitionism. 74. (D) The Republican party platform adopted in Chicago on May 16, 1860, denied “the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature,...Slavery in any Territory of the United States.” While demanding the limitation of slavery, the platform did not specify how this was to be achieved.... | |
 | North American review - 1892 - 836 pages
...liberty-loving people identified the standard-bearer with the inspiring challenge of the platform : " 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 !" Who can doubt... | |
 | Jon L. Wakelyn - History - 1996 - 456 pages
...the Territories to be freesoil, and denies the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature on of any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States.' The Republicans, in the use of general phrases, always include the slave. When they speak of “equality”... | |
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