The Life of Stephen A. DouglasHarper & Brothers, 1860 - Всего страниц: 528 |
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... South- ern States . The other brother remained at New London , and his descendants are scattered over New England , New York , Pennsylvania , and the Northwestern States . Doctor Stephen A. Douglas , the father of the statesman of the ...
... South- ern States . The other brother remained at New London , and his descendants are scattered over New England , New York , Pennsylvania , and the Northwestern States . Doctor Stephen A. Douglas , the father of the statesman of the ...
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... south of a line drawn east and west across the state , at what is the present northern boundary of Sangamon County ; the counties of Sangamon and Morgan embracing the terri- tory then included in the limits of half a dozen of the ...
... south of a line drawn east and west across the state , at what is the present northern boundary of Sangamon County ; the counties of Sangamon and Morgan embracing the terri- tory then included in the limits of half a dozen of the ...
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... south , the other from east to west , leav- ing to future Legislatures the task of providing for such other works as time , experience , and practical surveys and explora- tions might recommend . The idea of constructing two rail- roads ...
... south , the other from east to west , leav- ing to future Legislatures the task of providing for such other works as time , experience , and practical surveys and explora- tions might recommend . The idea of constructing two rail- roads ...
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... South of and including Peoria , every representa- tive and senatorial district is provided with one or more rail- roads passing through them . But , to make the bill even more palatable , the following provision was inserted , being the ...
... South of and including Peoria , every representa- tive and senatorial district is provided with one or more rail- roads passing through them . But , to make the bill even more palatable , the following provision was inserted , being the ...
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... South as soon as the North ; for Texas as soon as Oregon . And I will here do my Southern friends the justice to say that I firmly believe , and never doubted that , if war had arisen out of the Oregon question , when once declared ...
... South as soon as the North ; for Texas as soon as Oregon . And I will here do my Southern friends the justice to say that I firmly believe , and never doubted that , if war had arisen out of the Oregon question , when once declared ...
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Стр. 401 - Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.
Стр. 305 - Territories, as recognized by the legislation of 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 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 the Constitution of the United States...
Стр. 305 - That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to impair the rights of person or property now pertaining to the Indians in said territory, so long as such rights shall remain unextinguished by treaty between the United States and such Indians...
Стр. 508 - 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.
Стр. 405 - Judge Douglas, if not a dead lion, for this work, is at least a caged and toothless one. How can he oppose the advances of slavery ? He don't care anything about it. His avowed mission is impressing the " public heart
Стр. 305 - That the legislative power of the Territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation consistent with the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act...
Стр. 337 - That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness.
Стр. 504 - The United States shall guaranty to every State in this Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
Стр. 485 - There is certainly no power given by the Constitution to the Federal Government to establish or maintain colonies bordering on the United States or at a distance, to be ruled and governed at its own pleasure; nor to enlarge its territorial limits in any way, except by the admission of new States. That power is plainly given ; and if a new State is admitted, it needs no further legislation by Congress, because the Constitution itself defines the relative rights and powers, and duties of the State,...
Стр. 478 - ... and that the States so formed shall be distinct republican States, and admitted members of the Federal Union, having the same rights of sovereignty, freedom, and independence as the other States...