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... railroad to the Pacific Ocean by the most central and practicable route is imperatively demanded by the inter- ests of the whole country , and that the Federal Government ought to render immediate and efficient aid in its construction ...
... railroad to the Pacific Ocean by the most central and practicable route is imperatively demanded by the inter- ests of the whole country , and that the Federal Government ought to render immediate and efficient aid in its construction ...
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... railroad to the Pacific coast at the earliest practicable period . 5. Resolved , That the Democratic party are in favor of the acquisition of the island of Cuba on such terms as shall be honorable to ourselves nd just to Spain . 1860 ...
... railroad to the Pacific coast at the earliest practicable period . 5. Resolved , That the Democratic party are in favor of the acquisition of the island of Cuba on such terms as shall be honorable to ourselves nd just to Spain . 1860 ...
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... railroad to the Pacific Ocean is imperatively demanded by the interests of the whole country ; that the Federal Government ought to render immediate and efficient aid in its construction ; and that , as preliminary thereto , a daily ...
... railroad to the Pacific Ocean is imperatively demanded by the interests of the whole country ; that the Federal Government ought to render immediate and efficient aid in its construction ; and that , as preliminary thereto , a daily ...
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... railroad to the Pacific coast . 10. Resolved , That the national faith , pledged for the redemption of the public debt , must be kept inviolate , and that for this purpose we recommend economy and rigid responsibility in the public ...
... railroad to the Pacific coast . 10. Resolved , That the national faith , pledged for the redemption of the public debt , must be kept inviolate , and that for this purpose we recommend economy and rigid responsibility in the public ...
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... railroads or other corporations . The public domain should be held sacred to actual settlers . 11. We hold that it is the duty of the Govern- ment in its intercourse with foreign nations to cultivate the friendships of peace by treating ...
... railroads or other corporations . The public domain should be held sacred to actual settlers . 11. We hold that it is the duty of the Govern- ment in its intercourse with foreign nations to cultivate the friendships of peace by treating ...
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Page 218 - A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike.
Page 103 - We are unalterably opposed to every measure calculated to debase our currency or impair the credit of our country. We are, therefore, opposed to the free coinage of silver except by international agreement with the leading commercial nations of the world, which we pledge ourselves to promote, and until such agreement can be obtained the existing gold standard must be preserved.
Page 20 - American people, that after four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretense of a military necessity or war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every part, and public liberty and private right alike trodden down, and the material prosperity of the country essentially unpaired — justice, humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities...
Page 20 - ... justice, humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities, with a view to an ultimate Convention of the States, or other peaceable means, to the end that at the earliest practicable moment peace may be restored on the basis of the Federal Union of the States.
Page 18 - That the new dogma that the Constitution of its own force carried slavery into any or all of the Territories of the United States...
Page 12 - This convention of delegates, assembled in pursuance of a call addressed to the people of the United States, without regard to past political differences or divisions, who are opposed to the repeal of the Missouri Compromise; to the policy of the present administration ; to the extension of slavery into free territory ; in favor of the admission of Kansas as a Free State ; of restoring the action of the Federal Government to the principles of Washington and Jefferson; and for the purpose of presenting...
Page 7 - That the liberal principles embodied by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, and sanctioned in the Constitution, which makes ours the land of Liberty, and the asylum of the oppressed of every nation, have ever been cardinal principles in the democratic faith...
Page 8 - Constitution; that all efforts of the abolitionists or others, made to induce Congress to interfere with questions of Slavery, or to take incipient steps in relation thereto, are calculated to lead to the" most alarming and dangerous consequences ; and that all such efforts have an inevitable tendency to diminish the happiness of the people, and endanger the stability and permanency of the Union, and ought not to be countenanced by any friend of our political institutions.
Page 15 - Inasmuch as differences of opinion exist in the Democratic party as to the nature and extent of the powers of a Territorial Legislature, and as to the powers and duties of Congress, under the Constitution of the United States, over the institution of Slavery within the Territories : "2. Resolved, That the Democratic Party will abide by the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States on the questions of Constitutional law.
Page 104 - The Government of Spain, having lost control of Cuba, and being unable to protect the property or lives of resident American citizens, or to comply with its treaty obligations, we believe that the Government of the United States should actively use its influence and good offices to restore peace and give independence to the island.