 ... 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 Works of Charles Sumner - Seite 123von Charles Sumner - 1872Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1862 - 914 Seiten
...more direct and less tortuous way. It is exactly the doctrine of the Chicago platform, which denies " the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature,...to slavery in any territory of the United States;" meaning, of course, any of the present territory, in which no existing local law authorizes it. How,... | |
 | 1862
...of the Constitution against all attempts to violate it ; and we deny the authority of Congress, or a territorial legislature, or of any individuals,...existence to slavery in any territory of the United Statet," This is a plain avowal that slavery is not national according to the Constitution, and that... | |
 | Charles Wentworth Upham - 1856 - 132 Seiten
...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, while the present Constitution shall be maintained. That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign... | |
 | 1856 - 54 Seiten
...we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, of any indivi ual or association of individuals, to give legal existence to Slavery in any territory of the United States, while the present Constitution shall be maintained. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress... | |
 | 1856 - 86 Seiten
...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 territory of the United States, while the present Constitution shall be maintained. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress... | |
 | John Bigelow - 1856 - 512 Seiten
...deny tho authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, of any individual or any association of individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States, while the present Constitution shall be maintained. "3. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon... | |
 | 1856 - 654 Seiten
...we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial Legislature, of any individual or a-sociution of individuals, to give legal existence to Slavery in any Territory of the United Slate*, while the present Consli utioii shall be maintained. '•3 Remind, That the Con-tittition confers... | |
 | Arthur Holmes - 1859 - 408 Seiten
...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 territory of the United States, while the present Constitution shall be maintained. " Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon... | |
 | David W. Bartlett - 1860 - 368 Seiten
...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,...to slavery in any territory of the United States. "Ninth : That we brand the recent re-opening of the African slave-trade, under the cover of our national... | |
 | 1860 - 168 Seiten
...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,...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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