American History Told by Contemporaries ..., Volume 4Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis Macmillan, 1901 |
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... ment . - MR . ...【 R. PRESIDENT , I . . . beg the indulgence of the Senate to some reflections on the particular bill now under consideration . I voted for a bill somewhat like the present at the last session our army was then in the ...
... ment . - MR . ...【 R. PRESIDENT , I . . . beg the indulgence of the Senate to some reflections on the particular bill now under consideration . I voted for a bill somewhat like the present at the last session our army was then in the ...
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... traces lead ' em ; Palsied the arm thet forges yokes At my fat contracts squintin ' , An ' withered be the nose thet pokes Inter the gov'ment printin ' ! I du believe thet I should give Wut's his'n unto 36 [ 1848 Proviso and Compromise.
... traces lead ' em ; Palsied the arm thet forges yokes At my fat contracts squintin ' , An ' withered be the nose thet pokes Inter the gov'ment printin ' ! I du believe thet I should give Wut's his'n unto 36 [ 1848 Proviso and Compromise.
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... ment be exerted to produce such a result ? Shall this Government depart from its neutrality on this question , and lend its power and influ- ence to plant slavery in these territories ? There is no question of abolition here , sir ...
... ment be exerted to produce such a result ? Shall this Government depart from its neutrality on this question , and lend its power and influ- ence to plant slavery in these territories ? There is no question of abolition here , sir ...
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... ment which I have had the honor to offer to the Senate . . . . " SEC.― And be it further enacted , That the Constitution of the United States , and all and singular the several acts of Congress . . . of a public and general character ...
... ment which I have had the honor to offer to the Senate . . . . " SEC.― And be it further enacted , That the Constitution of the United States , and all and singular the several acts of Congress . . . of a public and general character ...
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... provide a territorial govern- ment for New Mexico , I would not vote to put any prohibition into it whatever . The use of such a prohibition would be 52 [ 1850 Proviso and Compromise Senator Daniel Webster The Middle Way, 1850.
... provide a territorial govern- ment for New Mexico , I would not vote to put any prohibition into it whatever . The use of such a prohibition would be 52 [ 1850 Proviso and Compromise Senator Daniel Webster The Middle Way, 1850.
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