History of Kansas: From the First Exploration of the Mississippi Valley, to Its Admission Into the Union: Embracing a Concise Sketch of Louisiana; American Slavery, and Its Onward March; the Conflict of Free and Slave Labor in the Settlement of Kansas, and the Overthrow of the Latter, with All Other Items of General InterestJames, Emmons & Company, 1868 - 584 էջ |
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... miles of the southern boundary of Kansas . Looking out upon the broad expanse of prairie before him , he saw no prospect of the " land of hope . " Dis- appointed and disheartened , the little band of adventurers returned to the banks of ...
... miles of the southern boundary of Kansas . Looking out upon the broad expanse of prairie before him , he saw no prospect of the " land of hope . " Dis- appointed and disheartened , the little band of adventurers returned to the banks of ...
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... miles pretty accurately . The account of La Hontan's travels through the West , which he dates Feb. 28 , 1689 , would give him the honor of being the discoverer and explorer of the Missouri , were it entitled to credibility . But it ...
... miles pretty accurately . The account of La Hontan's travels through the West , which he dates Feb. 28 , 1689 , would give him the honor of being the discoverer and explorer of the Missouri , were it entitled to credibility . But it ...
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... mile , " says Bancroft , " from the head of the southern branch of the Savannah River is a spring , which flows to the Mississippi ; strangers who drank of it would say that they had tasted of French waters . " Beginning at the south ...
... mile , " says Bancroft , " from the head of the southern branch of the Savannah River is a spring , which flows to the Mississippi ; strangers who drank of it would say that they had tasted of French waters . " Beginning at the south ...
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... miles west of the Mississippi , in 1815 petitioned Congress for the privilege of forming a State government and an admission into the Union on the same footing as the original States . This petition , after having been presented twice ...
... miles west of the Mississippi , in 1815 petitioned Congress for the privilege of forming a State government and an admission into the Union on the same footing as the original States . This petition , after having been presented twice ...
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... miles beyond the legitimate bound- ary of that province . Thus slavery was virtually extended over this broad domain where it had been prohibited by the laws of Mexico twenty years before . Thus was the strength and resources of our ...
... miles beyond the legitimate bound- ary of that province . Thus slavery was virtually extended over this broad domain where it had been prohibited by the laws of Mexico twenty years before . Thus was the strength and resources of our ...
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Էջ 77 - 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; nor shall the lands or other property of non-residents be taxed higher than the lands or other property of residents.
Էջ 59 - Texas, and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said State, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission, under the provisions of the Federal Constitution. And such States as may be formed out of that portion of said territory lying south of...
Էջ 73 - Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to inhibit the government of the United States from dividing said territory into two or more territories, in such manner and at such times as congress shall deem convenient and proper, or from attaching any portion of said territory to any other state or territory of the United States...
Էջ 74 - States; he shall record and preserve all the laws and proceedings of the legislative assembly hereinafter constituted, and all the acts and proceedings of the governor in his executive department...
Էջ 82 - Justice of the Peace of the Territory, who may be duly commissioned and qualified, which said oath or affirmation shall be certified and transmitted by the person taking the same to the Secretary, to be by him recorded as aforesaid; and, afterwards, the like oath or affirmation shall be taken, certified, and recorded, in such manner and form as may be prescribed by law.
Էջ 76 - ... the time, place, and manner of holding and conducting all elections by the people, and the apportioning the representation in the several counties or districts to the council...
Էջ 74 - Indians in said territory, so long as such rights shall remain unextinguished by treaty between the United States and such Indians, or to include any territory which, by treaty with any Indian tribe, is not, without the consent of said tribe, to be included within the territorial limits or jurisdiction of any state or territory...
Էջ 66 - That in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirtysix degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby forever prohibited.
Էջ 36 - United States in the name of the French Republic forever and in full sovereignty the said territory with all its rights and appurtenances as fully and in the same manner as they have been acquired by the French Republic in virtue of the above mentioned Treaty concluded with his Catholic Majesty.
Էջ 42 - This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of infidel powers, is the warfare of the Christian king of Great Britain. Determined to keep open a market where men should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or to restrain this execrable commerce.