...measures, is hereby derl:ired inoperative and void ; it being the true intent and meaning of tr.is act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the Seople thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their rtmestie institutions in their own way,...

...coiled the compromise measures, is Ь r,»liy declared inoperative and void ; it being the true iiU'int and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it tJicrcfrom, but to I'^-ive the people thereof perfectly free tu form and regulate tln'ir itnmestic...

...wisely declared it to be ' the true intent and meaning of this act (the act organizing the Territory) 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,...

...slavery contained in the organic act of Congress of the 30lh May, 1854. Congress declared it to be " the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate...received into the Union, with or without slavery, us their constitution may prescribe at the time of their admission." Did Congress mean by this language...

...party adopted the sentiment expressed in the Kansas and Xebraska act, which declared it to be " the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate...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,...

...THAN GIVE THE FORCE OF LAW TO THIS ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLE OF SELF-GOVERNMENT, declaring it to be ' the true intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate...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,...

...1850, commonly called the Compromise Measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate...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,...

...compromise measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void ; it being the true intent and moaning 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,...

...intent of inoperative and void; it being the true intent and meaning of g[ 1 a 1 v e l r ^ tconcerniue 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,...

...institution " of slavery. This will be rendered clear by a simple reference to its language. It was "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."...