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The Abridgment ... Containing the Annual Message of the President of the ... - Page 551
by United States. President - 1862
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The History of Abraham Lincoln, and the Overthrow of Slavery

Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 748 pages
...the right of Congress, a territorial Legislature, or any individual, or association of individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States, and declared that it was the right and duty of Congress to prohibit in the territories, these twin...
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History of the American Civil War, Volume 2

John William Draper - Literary Criticism - 1867 - 568 pages
...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...
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The History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the ...

Jacob Harris Patton - United States - 1867 - 834 pages
...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...
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A Political Manual for 1866 [to 1869]

Edward McPherson - United States - 1868 - 140 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 Constuution shall be maintained. 2. That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign...
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The History of the United States of America, from the Discovery of the ...

Jacob Harris Patton - United States - 1868 - 890 pages
...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...
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A Political Manual for 1868: Including a Classified Summary of the Important ...

Edward McPherson - Reconstruction - 1868 - 144 pages
...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...
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The Tribune Almanac, Volume 2

Almanacs, American - 1868 - 740 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 StateĀ«, while the present Constitution shall be maintained. Rtfulced, That the Constitution confers...
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A Historical Account of the Neutrality of Great Britain During the American ...

Mountague Bernard - Great Britain - 1870 - 536 pages
...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." 3 1 " Majority Keport " rejected by the Convention, Resolutions 1, 2, and 3. 3 Resolutions 7 and 8....
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The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume 34

Literature - 1887 - 984 pages
...authority of Congress, or of a territorial legislature, of any individual or association of individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States;1' it further " Resolved, that the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the...
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The Political History of the United States of America, During the Period of ...

Edward McPherson - Reconstruction - 1871 - 678 pages
...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...
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