| 1879 - 822 pages
...the contest arose about Texas, produced a storm in the House by introducing his famous proviso, that "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory." Then came the troublesome questions which arose about organizing new territories that were calling... | |
| Illinois. General Assembly. Senate - 1846 - 410 pages
...an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory by the United States, that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever...crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted; which was read; and The question being then taken upon its adoption.it was decided in the negative,... | |
| Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society - 1846 - 510 pages
...Wilmot of Pennsylvania, at the close of the first session of the last Congress, to the effect that " neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, shall ever exist in any part of any territory to be acquired from Mexico, except for crime;" and of the manner in which the action... | |
| 1847 - 726 pages
...may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of Ihe moneys herein appropriated, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever...territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall be first duly convicted.' " And this proviso, which tells ua no more than every intelligent man knew... | |
| 1847 - 724 pages
...may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever...territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall be first duly convicted.' " And this proviso, which tells us no more than every intelligent man knew... | |
| Lucien Bonaparte Chase - 1850 - 574 pages
...may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever...whereof the party shall first be duly convicted." — Proviso introduced by Wttmot, Congressional Globe, 1st session 29th Congress* p. 1217. sition was... | |
| William T. Young - 1852 - 430 pages
...may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever...whereof the party shall first be duly convicted." The bill passed the House with this amendment on the 8th of August, 1846, the vote being eighty-seven... | |
| William T. Young - 1852 - 440 pages
...may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever...whereof the party shall first be duly convicted." The bill passed the House with this amendment on the 8th of August, 1846, the vote being eighty-seven... | |
| 1852 - 98 pages
...may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever...territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall be duly convicted." The Proviso passed the House by a vote of 83 to 64, all but nine of the Free State... | |
| Horace Greeley - 1856 - 172 pages
...may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever...whereof the party shall first be duly convicted." This proviso was carried in Committee, by the strong vote of eighty- three to sixtyfour — only three Members... | |
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