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Pages : 23
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Speech of Mr Truman Smith, of Connecticut, on the Nebraska Question
Author: Speech of Truman Smith, of Connecticut, on the Nebraska Question
Author: Truman SmithPublisher:
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Category : Kansas-Nebraska bill
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Speech of Mr. Truman Smith, of Connecticut, on the Nebraska Question
Author: Truman SmithPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484448512
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Truman Smith, of Connecticut, on the Nebraska Question: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 10 and 11, 1854 Why did he suffer him to act with fearful ref sponsibilities, under the delusion thatkthe terri? Tory north of 36 deg. 80 min., and this side of the Rocky mountains, was fixed, irrevocably fixed for freedom? Why did he suffer the' bone orable Senator from Missouri to fall, at the-last session, into the same errori' Or, ' rather; why did he not rise and correct it, on the spot? Why not communicate with his friends -in the House of Representatives, and why not'lh the true state of the case before the Senate an the coun try? The Senator, by the position 'be'now as sumes, -arraigns'himself; heimpeaches his own conduct;. He'furnishes conclusive-evidence on the issue' adverse to himself; and the verdict ofthe, power of ap inting, by and with-the advice and consent oft e Senate, all the executive and judicial officers of each Ternary, We have as sumed thatthe. Ple a're'not competent to elect such oficers. Ow then, can, it bezsupposed that congress intended to confide to them, exclu sivelyhtheup'ower. Of deciding the momentous question of slavery 'or freedom. Y -'it. Is. True the are authorized to chooses coun Gil terc'onsist o thirteen members, and a house ofzirepreseutatives to consist 'of twenty-sigrbut f'the -legislative werxand authority is not vested intliem sole? But the governor is asso ointed with them in the exercise thereof. The language of both sets is, that the legislative powerzand authority of such Territory shall be vested in thei'g0vernorand legislative assem bly; and again, that the governor shall ap rovef all laws} passed 1 by. The. Legislative a'ssem ly before the take'efi'ect -hence, it'ap cars that the. Peop e can do nothingfwithout the as sent and concurrence of the governor; Give me the ap ointment of the governor, and I can ex clude 8 every forever if not introduced, or per petuate it if, tolerated. No matterhow anxious y the people may desire'its introduction or'its exclusion - no matter though they may be un'ani mous in callin for-slavery or freedom, the gov ernor, .who ho ds his office at the will of-zthe Executive here, can pronounce a peremptory negative, and overrule their wishes. 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 Truman Smith, of Connecticut, on the Nebraska Question
Author: Truman SmithPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780656133543
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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Excerpt from Speech of Truman Smith, of Connecticut, on the Nebraska Question: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 10 and 11, 1854 But, Mr. President, I will bring the matter at once to an issue, which I challenge the honora ble chairman of the committee, (mr. Douglas, ) to meet. You say that by the Utah bill. You, intended to leave the people there perfectly free to regulate their domestic institutions as they might see fit. What are those domestic institu tions or relations? They are husband and wife, parent and child, guardian and ward, and mass ter and servant. N ow, I desire to ask the chair. Man, did you intend to confer on the people of Utah the power to introduce polygamy, for that appertains to one of the domestic relations. I want the honorable chairman to stand up here and tell us whether, if the legislative assembly were to send an act here sanctioning polygamy, he would let it stand a single hour? On the contrary, would he not seize a pair of tongs and thrust it out of onder window? 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.
Sanctity of National Pledges
Author: Joseph Ripley ChandlerPublisher:
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Category : Compromise of 1850
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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A Peculiar People
Author: J. Spencer FluhmanPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 0807837407
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Though the U.S. Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion, it does not specify what counts as a religion. From its founding in the 1830s, Mormonism, a homegrown American faith, drew thousands of converts but far more critics. In "A Peculiar People", J. Spencer Fluhman offers a comprehensive history of anti-Mormon thought and the associated passionate debates about religious authenticity in nineteenth-century America. He argues that understanding anti-Mormonism provides critical insight into the American psyche because Mormonism became a potent symbol around which ideas about religion and the state took shape. Fluhman documents how Mormonism was defamed, with attacks often aimed at polygamy, and shows how the new faith supplied a social enemy for a public agitated by the popular press and wracked with social and economic instability. Taking the story to the turn of the century, Fluhman demonstrates how Mormonism's own transformations, the result of both choice and outside force, sapped the strength of the worst anti-Mormon vitriol, triggering the acceptance of Utah into the Union in 1896 and also paving the way for the dramatic, yet still grudging, acceptance of Mormonism as an American religion.
The Line of Duty
Author: Johanna Nicol ShieldsPublisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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