...emancipation of flaves, or in the treatment of them within any of the States ; it remaining with the feveral States alone to provide any regulations therein, which...policy may require." Strike out the fourth and fifth claufes, and in lieu thereof infert, " That Congrds have authority to reflrain the citizens of the...

...now existing shall think proper to admit, cannot be prohibited by Congress, prior to the y ear 1808; that Congress have no authority to interfere in the...therein which humanity and true policy may require." Such, Mr. Speaker, then was, ever since has been, and now is, the judgment of Northern, as well as...

...proposition, and that which bears on the present question, was expressed in the following terms : " Hcsulred, That Congress have no authority to interfere in the...emancipation of slaves, or in the treatment of them in any of the States, it remaining with the several States, alone, to provide lilies and regulations...

...proposition, and that which hears on the present question, was expressed in the following terms: " Resolved, That Congress have no authority to interfere in the...emancipation of slaves, or in the treatment of them in any of the states; it remaining with the several states alone to provide rules and regulations therein,...

...proposition, and that which bears on the present question, was expressed in the following terms : " llfa/ilnd, in any of the States, it remaining with the several States, alone, to provide rules and regulations...

...On this proposition, the early laws against those who continue in the traffic are founded. Thirdly, that congress .have no authority to interfere in the...emancipation of slaves, or in the treatment of them in any of the States ; it remaining with the several States alone to provide rules and regulations...

...the Statei now existing shall think proper to admit, cannot be prohibited by Congress, prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight." Strike...require." Strike out the fourth and fifth clauses, and in lien thereof insert, " That Congress have authority to restrain the citizens of the United States from...

...now existing shall think proper to admit, cannot be prohibited by Congress prior to the year 1608. " That Congress have no authority to interfere in the...therein, which humanity and true policy may require. " That Congress have authority to restrain the citizens of the United States from carrying on the African...

...received and duly considered, and Congress adopted the following resolution in relation to them. " That Congress have no authority to interfere in the...therein, which humanity and true policy may require." These two petitions were to abolish slavery in the States; they were presented in 1790. No question...

...now existing shall think proper to admit, cannot be prohibited by Congress prior to the year 1808. "That Congress have no authority to interfere in the...therein, which humanity and true policy may require. " That Congress have authority to restrain the citizens of the United States from carrying on the African...