...approved and signed the bill, thus completing its validity as a law, and thus showing that, in his understanding, no line dividing local from Federal authority, nor anything in the Constitution, forbade the Federal Government to control as to slavery in Federal territory. No great while after...

...George Read, Pierce Butler, Daniel Carroll, James Madison, Thomas Fitzsimmons. "This shows that in their understanding no line dividing local from Federal authority, nor anything in the Constitution, properly forbade Congress to prohibit slavery in the Federal territory, else both their fidelity to...

...steadily voted for slavery prohibition and against all compromises. I!v this. Mr. King showed that, in his understanding, no line dividing local from federal authority, nor anything in the ( onstitution, was violated by Congress prohibiting slavery in federal territory; while Mr. Pinckney,...

...Richard Bassett, George Read, Pierce Butler, Daniel Carroll, James Madison. This shows that in their understanding no line dividing local from Federal authority, nor anything in the constitution, 6614 6615 properly forbade Congress to prohibit slavery in the Federal territory; else both their fidelity...

...Richard Bassett. George Read, Pierce Butler, Daniel Carroll, and James Madison. This shows that, in their understanding, no line dividing local from Federal authority, nor anything in the .Constitution, properly forbade Congress to prohibit slavery in the Federal territory ; else both their fidelity to...

...approved and signed the bill, thus completing its validity as a law, and thus showing that, in his understanding, no line dividing local from Federal authority, nor anything in the Constitution, forbade the Federal Government to control as to slavery in Federal territory. No great while after...

...approved and signed the bill, thus completing its validity as a law, and thus showing that, in his understanding, no line dividing local from Federal authority, nor anything in the Constitution, forbade the Federal Government to control as to slavery in Federal territory. No great while after...

...Richard Bassett, George Read, Pierce Butler, Daniel Carroll, and James Madison. This shows that, in their understanding, no line dividing local from Federal authority, nor anything in the Constitution, properly forbade Congress to prohibit slavery in the [126] Federal territory ; else both their fidelity...

...Bassett, George Read, Pierce Butler, Daniel Carroll, and James Madison. 25 This shows that, in their understanding, no line dividing local from Federal authority, nor anything in the Constitution, properly forbade Congress to prohibit slavery in the Federal territory; else both their fidelity to...

...Richard Bassett, George Read, Pierce Butler, Daniel Carroll, James Madison. This shows that in their understanding no line dividing local from Federal authority, nor anything in the constitution, properly forbade Congress to prohibit slavery in the Federal territory ; else both their fidelity to...