Author: Daniel Pope CookPublisher:
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Category : Missouri compromise
Languages : en
Pages : 27
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Speech of Mr. Cook, of Illinois, on the Restriction of Slavery in Missouri
Author: Daniel Pope CookPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missouri compromise
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Speech of Mr. Cook, of Illinois, on the Restriction of Slavery in Missouri
Author: Daniel Pope CookPublisher:
ISBN: 9781331314516
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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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.
Speech of Mr. Cook, of Illinois, on the Restriction of Slavery in Missouri
Author: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (LibraPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781359575029
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Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Papers Relative to the Restriction of Slavery
Author: The Missouri Compromise and Its Aftermath
Author: Robert Pierce ForbesPublisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807877581
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Robert Pierce Forbes goes behind the scenes of the crucial Missouri Compromise, the most important sectional crisis before the Civil War, to reveal the high-level deal-making, diplomacy, and deception that defused the crisis, including the central, unexpected role of President James Monroe. Although Missouri was allowed to join the union with slavery, the compromise in fact closed off nearly all remaining federal territories to slavery. When Congressman James Tallmadge of New York proposed barring slavery from the new state of Missouri, he sparked the most candid discussion of slavery ever held in Congress. The southern response quenched the surge of nationalism and confidence following the War of 1812 and inaugurated a new politics of racism and reaction. The South's rigidity on slavery made it an alluring electoral target for master political strategist Martin Van Buren, who emerged as the key architect of a new Democratic Party explicitly designed to mobilize southern unity and neutralize antislavery sentiment. Forbes's analysis reveals a surprising national consensus against slavery a generation before the Civil War, which was fractured by the controversy over Missouri.
The Missouri Compromise and Its Aftermath (Volume 2 of 2) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)
Author: Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458721884
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 518
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A Fire Bell in the Past
Author: Jeffrey L. PasleyPublisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826274587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
Many new states entered the United States around 200 years ago, but only Missouri almost killed the nation it was trying to join. When the House of Representatives passed the Tallmadge Amendment banning slavery from the prospective new state in February 1819, it set off a two-year political crisis in which growing northern antislavery sentiment confronted the southern whites’ aggressive calls for slavery’s westward expansion. The Missouri Crisis divided the U.S. into slave and free states for the first time and crystallized many of the arguments and conflicts that would later be settled violently during the Civil War. The episode was, as Thomas Jefferson put it, “a fire bell in the night” that terrified him as the possible “knell of the Union.” Drawing on the participants in two landmark conferences held at the University of Missouri and the City University of New York, this first of two volumes finds myriad new perspectives on the Missouri Crisis. Celebrating Missouri’s bicentennial the scholarly way, with fresh research and unsparing analysis, this eloquent collection of essays from distinguished historians gives the epochal struggle over Missouri statehood its due as a major turning point in American history. Contributors include the editors, Christa Dierksheide, David N. Gellman, Sarah L. H. Gronningsater, Robert Lee, Donald Ratcliffe, Andrew Shankman, Anne Twitty, John R. Van Atta, and David Waldstreicher.
Speech of Mr. J. Barbour, of Virginia, on the Restriction of Slavery in Missouri (Classic Reprint)
Author: James BarbourPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332486871
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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Excerpt from Speech of Mr. J. Barbour, of Virginia, on the Restriction of Slavery in Missouri How has it happened, that these doctrines have slept till this moment? Where were they at the adoption of the constitution, in which slavery is recognized, &thcpr0per ty guaranteed by an express clause And shall we, the mere creatures of that instrument, presume to question its authority To every other sanction imposed by our situation, is the solemn oaththat we, will support it. Where are the consciences of gentlemen who hold this language? But, they assure us, that they do' not mean to touch this property in the old states. 'nhat, this eternal, and, as they say, immutable principle, consecrated by this fa mous instrument, and in support of which we have ap pealed to God, is to have no obligatory force on the very parties who made it but attaches instantly you cruss the Mississippi! What kind ofethics is this, that is bound ed by latitude and longitudeu-which is inoperative on the left, but is omnipotent on the right bank ofa river? Such doctrines are well calculated to excite our solicitude; for, although the gentlemen, who now hold it, are sincere in their declarations, and mean to content themselves with a triumph in this controversy, what security have we, that others will not apply it to the south generally i' This, sir, is no longer matter of speculation; you have heard the doctrine contended for already, not at cross roads, or in the city taverns, but in the legislative hall of a state. When it shall be resorted to by faction, who can pretend to prescribe its limits! Every page of history is full of melancholy proofs of the feebleness of that security, which reposes upon the moderation of the ambitious and designing. The means are always made to yield to the end. I, therefore, heard the doctrine with unmixed regret. I fear it is the beginning of new counsels, whose disas trous effects no one can foresee. 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.
Desultory Remarks on the Question of Extending Slavery Into Missouri
Author: William DarlingtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missouri compromise
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Slavery, a Bibliographic Guide to the Microfiche Collection
Author: Microfilming Corporation of AmericaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 888
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