Life of Stephen A. Douglas, United States Senator from Illinois: With His Most Important Speeches and ReportsDerby & Jackson, 1860 - 187페이지 |
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60 페이지 - locally inapplicable, shall have the same force and effect within the said Territory as elsewhere in the United States," the substitute proposed to add these words : " Except the 8th section of the Act for the admission of Missouri into the Union, approved March 6, 1820, which was superseded by the Compromise measures of 1850, and is declared inoperative.
154 페이지 - legislation will favor its extension. Hence, no matter what the decision of the Supreme Court may be on that abstract question, still the right of the people to make a slave Territory or a free Territory is perfect and complete under the Nebraska Bill. I hope Mr. Lincoln deems my answer satisfactory on that point.
24 페이지 - by deputies in convention assembled, with the consent of the existing government, in order that the same may be admitted as one of the States of this Union. " SEC. 2. And be it further resolved, That the foregoing consent of Congress is given upon the following conditions, and with the following guar anties, to wit:
25 페이지 - debts and liabilities of said Republic of Texas ; and the residue of said lands, after discharging said debts and liabilities, to become a charge upon the United States. " Third, New States of convenient size, not exceeding four in number, in addition to the said State of Texas, and having
154 페이지 - right.) Those police regulations can only be established by the local legislature, and if the people are opposed to slavery they will elect representatives to that body who will by unfriendly legislation effectually prevent the introduction of it into their midst. If, on the contrary, they are for it,
58 페이지 - States, and the provisions of this act; but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the soil; no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States; nor shall the lands or other property of non-residents be taxed higher than the lauds or other property of residents.
61 페이지 - legislation of 1850 (commonly culled the Compromise measures), is hereby declared inoperative and void ; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to tho Constitution of the United States,
58 페이지 - or other property of residents. Writs of error and appeals from the final decisions of said Supreme Court shall be allowed, and may be taken to the Supreme Court of the United States in the same manner and under the
154 페이지 - It is an irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces: and it means that the United States must and will, sooner or later, become either entirely a slaveholding nation, or entirely a free-labor nation. Either the cotton
24 페이지 - said Eepublic of Texas, shall retain all the public funds, debts, taxes, and dues of every kind which may belong to, or be due or owing said Republic; and shall also retain all the vacant or unappropriated lands lying within its limits, to be applied to the payment of