...understood just as well, and even bet.er than we do now ? It is this : Does the proper division of local from federal authority, or anything in the Constitution,...to control as to slavery in our federal territories I Upon this, Douglas holds the affirmative, and Eepublicans the negative. This affirmative and denial...

...fathers understood just as well, and even better than we do now ? It is this: Does the proper division of local from federal authority, or anything in the Constitution, forbid our Federal Government to control аз to Slavery In our Federal Territories? Upon this, Douglas holds the affirmative, and Republicans...

...proper division of local from federal authority, or anything in the Constitution, forbid onr Federal Government to control as to Slavery in our federal territories ? Upon this, Douglas holds the affirmative, and Republicans the negative. This affirmative and denial form an issue,...

...proper division of local from federal authority, or anything in the Constitution, forbid oar Federal Government to control as to Slavery in our Federal Territories? Upon this, Douglas holds the affirmative, and Republicans the negative. This affirmative and denial form an issue...

...slavery in our Federal Territories f Upon this Senator Douglas holds the affirmative, and Republicans tho negative. This affirmation and denial form an issue,...inquire whether the "thirty-nine," or any of them, acted upon this question ; and if they did, how they acted upon it — how they expressed that better...

...Constitution, forbid our Federal Government to control •a to slavery in our Federal Territories t Upon this Senator Douglas holds the affirmative, and...precisely what the text declares our fathers understood " bet'er than we." Let us now inquire whether the " thirty-nine," or any of them, acted upon this question...

...the Constitution, forbid our Federal Government to control is to slavery in our Federal Territoriei f Upon this Senator Douglas holds the affirmative, and...This affirmation and denial form an issue, and this issue—this inwtion—is precisely what the text declares our fathers understood " better than we."...

...than we do now ?" It is this : Does the proper division of local from federal authority, or any thing in the Constitution, forbid our Federal Government...to control as to slavery in our Federal Territories f Upon this Senator Douglas holds the affirmative, and Republicans the negative. This affirmation and...

...than we do now!" It is this : Does the proper division of local from federal authority, or any thing in the Constitution, forbid our Federal Government to control as to slavery in OUT Federal Territories f Upon this Senator Douglas holds the affirmative, and Republicans the negative....

...showed that the thirty-nine men who framed the Constitution were " our fathers." It is this: "Does the Constitution forbid our Federal Government to control as to slavery in our Federal territories?" He then went into a full historical argument on the subject, presenting every recorded act of the Fathers...