 ... 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,...  A History of Presidential Elections - Page 205by Edward Stanwood - 1892 - 492 pagesFull view - About this book
 | United States. Congress - 1859 - 634 pages
...the present Constitution shall be maintained." It claims " that the Constitulion confers on Conpress sovereign power over the Territories of the United States for their government, and llmi, in the exercise of this power, it is both the right and the duty of Congress to prohibit in the... | |
 | 1840 - 454 pages
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 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1862 - 914 pages
...Chicago platform, which denies " 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;" meaning, of course, any of the present territory, in which no existing local law authorizes it. How,... | |
 | 1862
...attempts to violate it ; and we deny the authority of Congress, or a territorial legislature, or of any individuals, to give legal 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... | |
 | 1856 - 16 pages
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 | Charles Wentworth Upham - 1856 - 132 pages
...United States by positive legislation, prohibiting its existence or extension therein. That we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial Legislature,...while the present Constitution shall be maintained. That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the Territories of the United States... | |
 | John Bigelow - 1856 - 502 pages
...therein; and we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, of any individual or any association of individuals, to give legal existence...while the present Constitution shall be maintained. u 3. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the territories of... | |
 | CHARLES WENTWORTH UPHAM - 1856 - 458 pages
...slavery in any territory of the United States, while the present Constitution shall be maintained. 3. " Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon congress...the United States for their government, and that in die exercise of this power it is both the right and the duty of congress to prohibit in the territories... | |
 | 1856 - 88 pages
...United States by positive legislation, prohibiting its existence or extension therein ; that we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial legislature,...individual or association of individuals, to give legal assistance to slavery in any Territory of the United Slates, while the present Constitution shall be... | |
 | 1856 - 80 pages
...United States by positive legislation, prohibiting its existence or extension therein; that we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial legislature,...individual or association of individuals, to give legal assistance to slavery in any Territory vf the United States, while the present Constitution shall be... | |
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