...treaty ot peace ; can it for an instant be pretended that Congress, in such a contingency, would have no authority to interfere with the institution of slavery, in any way, in the States'? Why, it would be equivalent to saying that Congress have ?.io constitutional authority to make peace*...

...treaty of peace ; can it for an instant be pretended that Congress, in such a contingency, would have no authority to interfere with the institution of slavery, in any way, in the States? Why, it would be equivalent to saying that Congress have no Constitutional authority to make peace....

...treaty of peace; can it for an instant be pretended that Congress, in such a contingency, would have no authority to interfere with the institution of slavery, in any way, in the Slates? Why, it would be equivalent to saying that Congress have no constitutional authority to make...

...must be the Flanders of these complicated wars, the battle-field upon which the last great conflict must be fought between slavery and emancipation ;...way in the States of this Confederacy ? Sir, they roust and will interfere with it— perhaps to sustain it by war; perhaps to abolish it by treaties...

...emancipation; do you imagine that youi Congress will have no constitutional authority to inter fere with the institution of slavery in any way in the States of this Confederacy ? Sir, they must ancl will interfere with it—perhaps to sustain it by war; perhaps to abolish it by treaties of peace;...

...of peace ; can it, for an instant, be pretended that congress, in such a contingency, would have no authority to interfere with the institution of slavery, in any way, in the states ? Why, it would be equivalent to saying, that congress have no constitutional authority to make peace....

...can it, for an instant, be pretended that congress, in such a contingency, would have no authority tu interfere with the institution of slavery, in any way, in the states ? Why, it would be equivalent to saying, that congress have no constitutional authority to make peace....

...of peace ; can it, for an instant, be pretended that congress, in such a contingency, would have no authority to interfere with the institution of slavery, in any way, in the states ? Why, it would be equivalent to saying, that congress have no constitutional authority to make peace....

...and Mr. Adams asserts that " under the war power and treaty-making power the Federal Government has authority to interfere with the institution of slavery in any way in which it can be interfered with, from a claim of indemnity for slaves taken or destroyed to the cession...

...of peace ; can it, for an instant, be pretended that congress, m such a contingeney, would have no authority to interfere with the institution of slavery, in any way, in the states ? Why, it would be equivalent to saying, that congress have no constitutional authority to make peace....