 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 therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate...  The United States Democratic Review - Page 5921856Full view - About this book
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1857 - 486 pages
...coiled the compromise measures, is Ь r,»liy declared inoperative and void ; it being the true iiU'int and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it tJicrcfrom, but to I'^-ive the people thereof perfectly free tu form and regulate tln'ir itnmestic... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1857 - 490 pages
...measures, is hereby derl:ired inoperative and void ; it being the true intent and meaning of tr.is act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the Seople thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their rtmestie institutions in their own way,... | |
 | Andrew White Young - International law - 1858 - 460 pages
...party adopted the sentiment expressed in the Kansas and Xebraska act, which declared it to be " the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate...only to the constitution of the United States." This declared right of the pt-ople of a territory to govern themselves without the interference of congress,... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1858 - 638 pages
...slavery contained in the organic act of Congress of the 30th May, 1854. Congress declared it to be " the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate...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."... | |
 | Henry Howe - Mississippi River Valley - 1858 - 766 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1858 - 868 pages
...slavery contained in the organic act of Congress of the 30th May, 1854. Congress declared it to be "the true intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate...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."... | |
 | Kansas - Law - 1858 - 482 pages
...compromise measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void ; it being the true intent and moaning 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,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - America - 1868 - 948 pages
...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 76* it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic... | |
 | Nebraska - Session laws - 1858 - 80 pages
...intent of inoperative and void; it being the true intent and meaning of g[ 1 a 1 v e l r ^ tconcerniue 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,... | |
 | History - 1858 - 1010 pages
...institution ' of slavery. This will be rendered clear by a simple reference to its language. It 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.'... | |
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