| William Jay - 1837 - 216 Seiten
...control of the States themselves ; and this, I am sure, is the opinion of the whole North. Congress has no authority to interfere in the emancipation of slaves, or in the treatment of them in any of the States. This was so resolved in the House of Representatives, in 1790, on the report... | |
| Henry Clay - 1838 - 734 Seiten
...Representatives, adopted, after much consideration, at the commencement of the Government — which was, that Congress have no authority to interfere in the...therein, which humanity and true policy may require. This, in my opinion, is the constitution, and the law. I feel bound by it. I have quoted the resolution... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1843 - 582 Seiten
...Representatives, adopted, after much consideration, at the commencement of the Government — which was, that Congress have no authority to interfere in the...therein, which humanity and true policy may require. This, in my opinion, is the constitution, and the law. I feel bound by it. I have quoted the resolution... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1843 - 568 Seiten
...after much consideration, at the commencement of the Government — which was, that Congress have DO authority to interfere in the emancipation of slaves,...therein, which humanity and true policy may require. This, in my opinion. is the constitution, and the law. I feel bound by it. I have quoted the resolution... | |
| Henry Bidleman Bascom - 1845 - 384 Seiten
...exclusive control of the States themselves, and this, I am sure, is the opinion of the North. Congress has no authority to interfere in the emancipation of slaves, or in the treatment of them, in any of the States. This was so resolved by the House of Representatives, when Congress sat in New... | |
| George Washington - 1847 - 582 Seiten
...now existing shall think proper to admit, cannot be prohibited by Congress prior to the year 1808. "That Congress have no authority to interfere in the...therein, which humanity and true policy may require. " That Congress have authority to restrain the citizens of the United States from carrying on the African... | |
| Richard Hildreth - 1849 - 744 Seiten
...Congress have no authority to interfere -in the emancipation of slaves, or in the treatment of them, in any of the states, it remaining with the several states...regulations therein which humanity and true policy require. " That Congress have authority to restrain the citizens of the United States from carrying... | |
| 1849 - 770 Seiten
...certain questions relative to slavery were delegated by the Constitution to Congress, but resolved " that Congress have no authority to interfere in the emancipation of slaves or the treatment of them within any of the Btates." The last clause of Section second, fourth Article... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1851 - 640 Seiten
...adopted, after much consideration, at the commencement of the government, which was, that Congress has no authority to interfere in the emancipation of slaves,...remaining with the several States alone to provide any regi lations therein, which humanity and true policy may requi '•' This, in my opinion, is the Constitution... | |
| Richard Hildreth - 1851 - 716 Seiten
...now existing shall think proper to admit can not be prohibited by Congress prior to the year 1808. " That Congress have no authority to interfere in the...emancipation of slaves, or in the treatment of them, in any of the states, it remaining with the several states alone to provide any regulations therein... | |
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