Download or read book Speech of Mr Morehead of Kentucky on the Admission of California and the Question of Slavery Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States April 23 1850 written by Charles Slaughter Morehead and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Speech of Mr Morehead of Kentucky on the Admission of California and the Question of Slavery written by Charles Slaughter Morehead and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Morehead, of Kentucky, on the Admission of California, and the Question of Slavery: Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, April 23, 1850 Mill/ir.ch.a1rman From the commencement of the unhappy sectional controver rsy in which we are now e'nga'ged, I have seen and felt its danger in all its length and breadth, and I begleave, 1n advance of What I have to say 011 this occasion, to declare that I am Willing to make any sacrifice, consistent With honor and the just rights of those I represent, to restore quiet and harmony to a distracted country. Bfeeling a deep and engrossing interest 1n the subject, so engmssing as to absorb all mere party allegiance, I do not hesitate further to deblane niy entire Willingness to unite With any party or any set of men, disconnected fi'orn all parties, who Will settle this question upon' a just and enduring basisi That it must be settled, and that it Will be settled, I cannot allow myself to doubt. It Will be settled, if We go about it as becomes patriots and statesmen, deter mined at all hazards to preserve inviolate the Constitution and the form of gov ernment it secures, and under Which we have so long and so happily lived. '3 2 That we have reached a crisis in the history of our country, no one Who hes been an attentive Observer of the signs of the times, it seems to me', can doubt-9 in my judgment a fearful, an alarming crisis. That our political fabric 15 in imminent peril, no one, I think, Who 15 not wilfully blind, can have failed to sée. A deep, pervading, almost universal discontent exists 1111 nearly one-half the States of this Union, at the apprehended fixed purpe's'e and detefminatidii of the other half, having a large majority in this House, to persist in a Eou'r'se of legislation, Which if consummated, will, in my judgment, blast the hopes of the friends of constitutional liberty throughout the World. On 'one side, We have heard of disunion as the ultimate remedy for the threatened evil; While on the other, the not less horrible alternative, of a forced submission, has been rung through this Hall. Profoundly and painfully impressed With this state of th an the short space of time allotted to me, to present my of calm and dispassionate mquiry demanded by the magu of the occasion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Slavery a Bibliographic Guide to the Microfiche Collection written by Microfilming Corporation of America and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Afro Americana 1553 1906 written by Library Company of Philadelphia and published by Boston : G. K. Hall. This book was released on 1973 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901 Date index written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Papers Relative to the Restriction of Slavery written by and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Speech of Mr Miller of New Jersey of the Propositions to Comprise the Slavery Question and the Admission of California Into the Union Delivered in the Senate of the United States February 21 1850 written by Jacob Welsh Miller and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Speech of Hon J R Underwood of Kentucky on the Slavery Question written by Joseph Rogers Underwood and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Speech of Hon. J. R. Underwood, of Kentucky, on the Slavery Question: Delivered in Senate of the United States, Tuesday, April 3, 1850 Mr. Hale. The evils of slavery exist, by force of law, while those to which you refer exist without being upheld and sustained by law. That is the difference. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Speech of Hon John McQueen of S Carolina on the Admission of California Delivered in the House of Representatives Thursday June 3 1850 Classi written by John Mcqueen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Speech of Hon. John McQueen, of S. Carolina, on the Admission of California: Delivered in the House of Representatives, Thursday, June 3, 1850 In 1790, according to the census, there were in New York 21, 324 slaves and 4, 654 free colored persons; between 1790 and 1800, I presume, it will not is be contended the1e was any emancipation in that State; and it is fair tots/u supa pose the number of free colored could not have increased by the manumission of slaves to any extent of consequence. In those ten years the free colored increased to 10 37 4 making: about over double; whilst by the census Of 1800 there were still m the State 20, 343 slaves; and, had they increased by procreation in the same ratio with the free colored, there should have been about 45, 000. And should it be Sa1d that the manumission of slaves increased the number of free colored, still must have been sold to the the parents of those who would have raised that number, supposin colored not to have increased at all; but I presume few, if any, we day set free, and it is fair to continue the calculation upon the basis of the 111 crease of free colored during that period. By the census of 1810, there were free colored, making an increase of about the same ratio, and the num ber of slaves was 15 017 - showing. A diminution of Only a few over 5 000 in those ten yea1s, whilst again their 1ncrease would have swelled the number to about 43, 000, of whom about 28, 000 must have found a Southern market. Nor can it be said that, during this interval, any were set free by legislative enact ment, because an act which had been passed m 1801 Only declared that chil dren born after July, 1799, should be free, but that they should continue in the service of their owners until they arrived at the age of twenty eight years; and they could not until July, 1827, have been classed 111 the census as free. But by the same act of 1801 a door was left open byrwhich the operatiou am describing might be carried on by law; as owners were allowed, under cer tain regulations, to carry their slaves beyond the limits of the State, and no r law was passed until 1827 abolishing slavery within that State. In 1820 the free colored were 29, 279, showingb an increase in ten years of only 3, 946, when the number of slaves was being reduced within the ten years 4, 929. Now, supposing the free colmed had not increased at all, nor the slaves either, and that every one of the 3, 946 increase of free colored had been caused by the liberation of slaves, still there we1e about slaves disposed of in some other way. But, taking my o1iginal data, there should have been at this time about free colored and slaves'and about of the latter must again have found a more southern clime.du1ing that period, too, there was an unaccountable falling off of the increase of free colored, v which may be accounted for, perhaps, by the supposition that m those transi tion times many of them might have travelled 05 with those who, under the law, had a right to carry thei1 slaves out of the State; and this may, to this day, furnish a reason why gentlemen of the North are so very cautidus in providing laws against kidnapping; for I have never been aware that free nee groes were ever carried south by Southern ships or Southern traders.' By fol lowing the calculation through the census of 1830, equally cleer results Will be found. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
Download or read book Mr Clay s Speech to the General Assembly of Kentucky 1850 written by Henry Clay and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Speech of Mr M P Gentry of Tennessee on the Admission of California written by Meredith Poindexter Gentry and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Speech of Mr Cook of Illinois on the Restriction of Slavery in Missouri written by Daniel Pope Cook and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Cook, of Illinois, on the Restriction of Slavery in Missouri: Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, February 4, 1820 Mr. Chairman, gives rise to a particular interest, superadded to the common interest felt by the people of Illinois. Thus situated, I feel it my bounden duty to give the amendment my support, and shall give that situation as an excuse for my venturing to trespass upon the attention of the committee, by taking a share in this debate. But, Mr. Chairman, before I, engage in the examination of those great questions which are involved in this amendment, I must beg the indulgence of the committee while I attend to some remarks which have fallen from gentlemen in the course of this discussion. It has been remarked as frequently as gentlemen have been heard in the opposition, that they are sworn to support the constitution; and it has been further said by a gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Randolph, ) that those who support the amendment are striving to enter the temple of the constitution at the hour of midnight, to violate its sanctuary. It is further said by a gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. Holmes, ) that they are striving for power, and are paving the way for some master juggler, behind the scene, to ride into the Chief Magistracy of the nation. [Here Mr. Holmes interrupted Mr. Cook, and observed, that he had said, that he believed there was a party who had conjured up this hobby, playing a deep game, and who, he believed, intended to try to turn this measure to their advantage, and ultimately to secure to their leader the Presidential chair. But that, from that party he had expressly excepted the gentlemen of this committee.] Without having any recollection of the exception How spoken of by the gentleman, continued Mr. C. I must say, that the explanation has made the insinuation, which I before considered a direct atttack upon the integrity of those with whom I am acting on this occasion, no less unpalatable than it was before. That there has been a hobby conjured up out of doors, and by urging it that we are striving for power, and that a master juggler at the head of that party, behind the scene, expects to turn that power, if attained, to his advantage, is, to my mind, leaving the imputation as strong in fact, though not so in expression, as I originally understood it. Sir, if I were to look through this committee for one to suspect of being under the influence of such motives as have been insinuated by the honorable member, there is no m.an on whom that suspicion would sooner fix itself than the gentleman who has just interrupted me. And I would further remark that I, as well as gentlemen in the opposition, have sworn to support the constitution; and while I will say to them "act in pursuance of your honest convictions," allow me also to do the same. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Speech of Hon W L Underwood of Kentucky Against the Admission of Kansas as a State Under the Lecompton Constitution Delivered in the House of Re written by Warner Lewis Underwood and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Speech of Hon. W. L. Underwood, of Kentucky, Against the Admission of Kansas as a State Under the Lecompton Constitution: Delivered in the House of Representatives, March 30, 1858 Mr. Chairman: I use to essay no effort at elocution, nor any ex tended observations upon the vexed question of Kansas. Contem plating that question from a point of view differing from that of most if not all others that have addressed you, entertaining in regard to it opinions that have not yet found expression, duty to myself demands that I should announce the reasons that shall control my action. To those who know me at home I shall have no occasion to defend myself against any charge of intentional infidelity to the South and her cherished institutions. From the dawn of my humble political career, until now, they have had no more devoted friend than I. Born in a slave State, having lived in one all my life, a large owner of slaves, and representing one of the largest slave districts in the Union, it would be nothing short of impossibility for me to become faithless to its real interests. Ihave heretofore expressed my opinions on this floor with sufficient fullness upon the subject of the relations of mas ter and slave. I will not repeat them. It is sufficient for me to say that I honestly regard them as the best possible relations which can exist between two dissimilar and unequal races of men thrown together upon the same territory, and that every attempt to create other relations than these, whilst the two races thus coexist, has thus far only deepened the degradation and misery of the black race. I should, therefore, instead of circumscribing slavery, be perfectly wil ling to see it extended, with the consent of those immediately inter ested, to the remotest confines of the republic. It is not, then, be cause in any possible form, I am opposed to slavery, that I am opposed to the Lecompton constitution for Kansas. Indeed, rather, it is-because I am the friend and advocate of the peculiar institutions of the South that I am in part constrained to object to that constitution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
