History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850: 1854-1860Harper & brothers, 1892 |
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Palavras e frases frequentes
abolitionists administration affairs American anti-Nebraska anti-slavery April argument bill border ruffians Buchanan campaign candidate canvass cause Charleston cited citizens committee Congress Congressional Globe Constitution contest convention court Covode Committee Cuba Curtis Davis debate declared delegates Democratic party doctrine Douglas Dred Scott election excitement favor Fillmore free-State Frémont friends governor Greeley House Ibid Illinois influence John Brown journal judges July June Kansas-Nebraska Kansas-Nebraska act Know-nothings Lecompton legislature letter Lincoln Lincoln-Douglas Debates March Marcy ment Missouri Compromise negro nomination North Northern Ohio opinion Pennsylvania Pike Pike's First Blows platform political President principle pro-slavery R. H. Dana Reeder representative Republican party Sanborn Senate sentiment Sept Seward Slave Power slave-trade slavery slavery question Soulé South Southern Spain speech Spring's Kansas Sumner Taney territory Thurlow Weed tion Union United Virginia vote voters Washington Whigs wrote York Tribune
Passagens conhecidas
Página 327 - It matters not what way the Supreme Court may hereafter decide as to the abstract question whether slavery may or may not go into a Territory under the Constitution, the people have the lawful means to introduce it or exclude it as they please, for the reason that slavery cannot exist a day or an hour anywhere unless it is supported by local police regulations.
Página 315 - A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery, will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in...
Página 317 - ... winds, and formed and fought the battle through, under .the constant hot fire of a disciplined, proud and pampered enemy. Did we brave all then to falter now ? — now — when that same enemy is wavering, dissevered and belligerent? The result is not doubtful. We shall not fail — if we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later, the victory is sure to come.
Página 73 - The inhabitants of the said territory shall always be entitled to the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus, and of the trial by jury; of a proportionate representation of the people in the legislature, and of judicial proceedings according to the course of the common law.
Página 270 - We cannot absolutely know that all these exact adaptations are the result of preconcert. But when we see a lot of framed timbers, different portions of which we know have been gotten out at different times and places, and by different workmen — Stephen, Franklin, Roger, and James, for instance...
Página 337 - That is the real issue. That is the issue that will continue in this country when these poor tongues of Judge Douglas and myself shall be silent. It is the eternal struggle between these two principles — right and wrong — throughout the world. They are the two principles that have stood face to face from the beginning of time; and will ever continue to struggle. The one is the common right of humanity and the other the divine right of kings.
Página 326 - In this and like communities, public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment nothing can fail ; without it nothing can succeed. Consequently he who moulds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes or pronounces decisions. He makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to be executed.
Página 337 - No matter in what shape it comes, whether from the mouth of a king who seeks to bestride the people of his own nation and live by the fruit of their labor, or from one race of men as an apology for enslaving another race, it is the same tyrannical principle.
Página 412 - John Brown's effort was peculiar. It was not a slave insurrection. It was an attempt by white men to get up a revolt among slaves, in which the slaves refused to participate. In fact, it was so absurd that the slaves, with all their ignorance, saw plainly enough it could not succeed.
Página 39 - Should this question be answered in the affirmative, then by every law, human and divine, we shall be justified in wresting it from Spain, if we possess the power.