The Life and Public Services of Schuyler Colfax: Together with His Most Important SpeechesUnited States Publishing Company, 1868 - 512 páginas |
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... carried against him by only 238 majority , was now lost to the Whigs by over one thousand majority . He entered into the Presidential canvass with great energy , speak- ing frequently in behalf of the Whig nominee , and using his pen ...
... carried against him by only 238 majority , was now lost to the Whigs by over one thousand majority . He entered into the Presidential canvass with great energy , speak- ing frequently in behalf of the Whig nominee , and using his pen ...
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... carried to the Speaker's chair the candi- date for whom , as the exponent of principles dearer to them than life , they had so bravely struggled ; and in the rejoicings which went up from all parts of the North and West over the great ...
... carried to the Speaker's chair the candi- date for whom , as the exponent of principles dearer to them than life , they had so bravely struggled ; and in the rejoicings which went up from all parts of the North and West over the great ...
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... carry into practical operation the following propositions and principles , established by the Compromise measures of one ... carried into faithful execution in all the ' organized Territories , ' the same as in the States . " The section ...
... carry into practical operation the following propositions and principles , established by the Compromise measures of one ... carried into faithful execution in all the ' organized Territories , ' the same as in the States . " The section ...
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... , moved that the enacting clause of the bill be stricken out , which was carried by a pre- concerted and uncounteracted rally of the unflinching friends of the measure . Of course , all pending HOW THE BILL WAS PASSED . 55.
... , moved that the enacting clause of the bill be stricken out , which was carried by a pre- concerted and uncounteracted rally of the unflinching friends of the measure . Of course , all pending HOW THE BILL WAS PASSED . 55.
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... carried . " The Free States contributed 44 votes - all cast by Democrats to the support of this measure . From the Slave States , 12 Whigs and 57 Democrats sustained it . Against it were 91 members from the Free States , of whom 44 were ...
... carried . " The Free States contributed 44 votes - all cast by Democrats to the support of this measure . From the Slave States , 12 Whigs and 57 Democrats sustained it . Against it were 91 members from the Free States , of whom 44 were ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 306 - And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God ? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath?
Página 54 - 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...
Página 510 - If I were an American as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never, never, never!
Página 53 - That the constitution and all laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the s*ame force and effect within the said territory of Nebraska as elsewhere within the United States...
Página 503 - If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgress the rules of the House, the Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order; in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the House shall, if appealed to, decide on the case, but without debate: if there be no appeal, the decision of the Chair shall be submitted to.
Página 294 - 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 ; 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...
Página 316 - An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters...
Página 155 - I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have never sought nor accepted nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States...
Página 510 - I love and honor the English troops. I know their virtues and their valor. I know they can achieve any thing except impossibilities ; and I know that the conquest of English America is an impossibility. You cannot, I venture to say it, you cannot conquer America.
Página 51 - ... shall not be so construed as to apply to the Territory contemplated by this act, or to any other Territory of the United States; but that the citizens of the several States or Territories shall be at liberty to take and hold their slaves within any of the Territories of the United States, or of the States to be formed therefrom, as if the said act, entitled as aforesaid, and approved as aforesaid, had never been passed.