Speech of John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts, Upon the Right of the People, Men and Women, to Petition; on the Freedom of Speech and Debate in the House of Representatives of the United States; on the Resolutions of Seven State Legislatures, and the Petitions of More Than One Hundred Thousand Petitioners, Relating to the Annexation of Texas to this Union: Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, in Fragments of the Morning Hour, from the 16th of June to the 7th of July 1838, InclusiveGales and Seaton, 1838 - 131 halaman |
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Halaman 3
... Territories , for the prohibition of the internal traffic in slaves , and against the admission into the Union of any new slave State , to the number of about twenty thousand signers , had , at an early period of the session , been ...
... Territories , for the prohibition of the internal traffic in slaves , and against the admission into the Union of any new slave State , to the number of about twenty thousand signers , had , at an early period of the session , been ...
Halaman 4
... territory , to sustain , spread , and perpetuate , the moral and religious blessing of slavery in this Union , was in the full tide of successful experiment . The battle of San Jacinto had been nearly cotemporaneous with the gag - reso ...
... territory , to sustain , spread , and perpetuate , the moral and religious blessing of slavery in this Union , was in the full tide of successful experiment . The battle of San Jacinto had been nearly cotemporaneous with the gag - reso ...
Halaman 6
... territory from the Mex- ican Confederation to the United States . In answer to this call , a scanty communication was returned of correspondence relating to the boundary , from which all the despatches of our diplomatic officers ...
... territory from the Mex- ican Confederation to the United States . In answer to this call , a scanty communication was returned of correspondence relating to the boundary , from which all the despatches of our diplomatic officers ...
Halaman 7
... territory , was twice evaded by the influence and votes of his most devoted partisans . The interminable negotiations , incessantly renewed and never concluded , with Mexico , for surveying and drawing the line of boundary stipulated by ...
... territory , was twice evaded by the influence and votes of his most devoted partisans . The interminable negotiations , incessantly renewed and never concluded , with Mexico , for surveying and drawing the line of boundary stipulated by ...
Halaman 8
... not only protested against the annexation of Texas to the Union , but declared that Congress have : full power to abolish slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia and the Territories , and to prohibit the internal 8.
... not only protested against the annexation of Texas to the Union , but declared that Congress have : full power to abolish slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia and the Territories , and to prohibit the internal 8.
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ADAMS resumed Administration admission admitted amendment annexation of Texas answer argument Arkansas called CHAIR chairman Chargé d'Affaires citizens Committee on Foreign Congress consideration considered Constitution course CUSHING debate Deborah Gannett declared discussion DROMGOOLE duty Executive favor floor Foreign Affairs gentleman from Massachusetts gentleman from South gentleman from Virginia honorable hope House of Representatives HOWARD independence instructions Journal laid LEGARE Legislature Legislature of Texas letter Louisiana Lubec memorials Memucan Hunt ment Mexican Government Minister mittee motion nation National Intelligencer negotiation never opinion papers petitioners Plenipotentiary Poinsett political portion present President principle printed proceedings proposed proposition question recommit referred relation remarks remonstrances reply Republic of Texas request resolutions Resolved right of petition Samuel Houston Secretary Senate sent session slave trade slaveholding slavery South Carolina Speaker speech territory Texian tion treaty Union United vote WADDY THOMPSON whole wish women
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