A Bill to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas: And the Report of the Committee on Territories. In the Senate of the United States, January 4, 1854, Mr. Douglas Made the Following Report to Accompany Bill S. 22 |
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... slavery question as did New Mexico and Utah when those territories were organized . The wisdom of those measures is attested , not less by their salutary and beneficial effects in al- laying sectional agitation and restoring peace and ...
... slavery question as did New Mexico and Utah when those territories were organized . The wisdom of those measures is attested , not less by their salutary and beneficial effects in al- laying sectional agitation and restoring peace and ...
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... slaves into those territories . Such being the character of the controversy in respect to the territory acquired from Mexico , a similar question has arisen in regard to the right to hold slaves in the proposed territory of Ne- braska ...
... slaves into those territories . Such being the character of the controversy in respect to the territory acquired from Mexico , a similar question has arisen in regard to the right to hold slaves in the proposed territory of Ne- braska ...
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... slavery in the territories , and in the new States to be formed therefrom , are to be left to the decision of the ... slaves , " and " questions of personal freedom , " are referred to the adjudication of the local tribunals , with ...
... slavery in the territories , and in the new States to be formed therefrom , are to be left to the decision of the ... slaves , " and " questions of personal freedom , " are referred to the adjudication of the local tribunals , with ...
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act respecting fugi act to amend amount in controversy appointed and qualified appropriated associate justices CHARLES ELLIOTT PERKINS chief justice Committee on Territories compromise measures Congress Constitution and laws council and house counties decision deem duties entitled error and appeals error or appeal further enacted governor shall appoint Green river habeas corpus hereby hibited highest number hold his office house of representatives involving title judicial districts legislative assembly measures of 1850 Mexican laws number of legal number of votes oath or affirmation office for four organized territories otherwise parallel of north peace persons escaping prescribed by law President prohibited Provided qualified voters receive an annual seat of government Senate session slavery summit superintendent of Indian supreme and district Territory of Nebraska thence west thousand dollars tion tives from justice Treasury tricts Union United unless sooner removed vested waters flowing western boundary writ of habeas writs of error