 | Books - 1857 - 884 pages
...than give the force of law to this elementary principle of self-government, declaring it to be ' the true intent and meaning of this Act not to legislate...only to the Constitution of the United States.' This principle will surely not be controverted by any individual of any party professing devotion to popular... | |
 | John H. Gihon - History - 1857 - 348 pages
...fifty, commonly called the compromise measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate...or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way,... | |
 | John H. Gihon - Kansas - 1857 - 360 pages
...fifty, commonly called the compromise measures, ia hereby declared inoperative and void ; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate...or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way,... | |
 | Michael W. Cluskey - Political Science - 1857 - 672 pages
...1850, commonly called the Compromise measures, Is hereby declared Inoperative and void; It being; the the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way,... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1857 - 490 pages
...measures, is hereby derl:ired inoperative and void ; it being the true intent and meaning of tr.is act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the Seople thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their rtmestie institutions in their own way,... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1857 - 486 pages
...coiled the compromise measures, is Ь r,»liy declared inoperative and void ; it being the true iiU'int and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it tJicrcfrom, but to I'^-ive the people thereof perfectly free tu form and regulate tln'ir itnmestic... | |
 | United States - 1857 - 598 pages
...wisely declared it to be ' the true intent and meaning of this act (the act organizing the Territory) not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way,... | |
 | Andrew White Young - International law - 1858 - 460 pages
...party adopted the sentiment expressed in the Kansas and Xebraska act, which declared it to be " the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate...only to the constitution of the United States." This declared right of the pt-ople of a territory to govern themselves without the interference of congress,... | |
 | Henry Howe - Mississippi River Valley - 1858 - 766 pages
...1850, commonly called the Compromise Measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate...or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way,... | |
 | United States - 1858 - 564 pages
...incorporate in that Nebraska bill the great principle of self-government, declaring that it was the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate...or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way... | |
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Measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void : it being the true intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate slavery into any territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate... 
