...1850, commonly called the * Compromise Measures,'is hereby declared inoperative and void—it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate...Slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it tJierefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic, institutions...

...1850 (commonly called the Compromise measures), is hereby declared inoperative and void ; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclu4<; it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic...

...Nebraska Bill itself in the language which follows: " It being the true intent and meaning of'this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way,...

...argument was incorporated Into the Nebraska bill itself, in the language which follows: "it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate Slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exelude It therefrom ; but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic...

...VOTES DOWN " POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY." The true intent and meaning of the Nebraska bill was declared to be "not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people perfectly free to form and regulate their own domestic institutions in iheir own way, subject...

...their own municipal institutions. The bill declared on its face that its true intent and meaning was ' not to legislate slavery into any territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way,...

...inoperative The intent of and void ; it being the true intent and meaning of this act Sngssiavery.cem~ not to legislate slavery into any territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions Proviso as to re-...

...the principle of nonintervention, established by the compromise measnres of IbW, ''it being the trne intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate slavery into any Territory or state, nor to exelnde it therefrom, bnt to leave the people thereof perffctiy free to form and regnlate their domestic...

...institution " of Slavery. This will be rendered clear by a simple reference to its language. It \vns u not to legislate Slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic instltu^ tions in their own way.'*...

...Compromise Measures,) is hereby declared Inoperative and void ; it being the true intent and meanIng of UiU act not to legislate Slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, hut to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form anil repúlate their domestic Institutions in...