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Excerpt from Slavery in the Territories: Debate on the Power of Congress to Establish or Prohibit Slavery in the Territories of the United States; In the House of Representatives, January 17, 1856
Mr. Zollicoffer. I suppose Ido not misunderstand the gentleman from Georgia. I now understand him to express the opinion that the Federal Government has no constitutional power to restrict slavery in any of the Territo ries of the United States; yet, in a Spirit of com promise, he was willing, in this instance, that the Constitution should be violated in the measure proposing to restrict slavery in half the territory, and that the Federal Government should thus do what the Constitution itself prohibited.
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Mr. Zollicoffer. I suppose Ido not misunderstand the gentleman from Georgia. I now understand him to express the opinion that the Federal Government has no constitutional power to restrict slavery in any of the Territo ries of the United States; yet, in a Spirit of com promise, he was willing, in this instance, that the Constitution should be violated in the measure proposing to restrict slavery in half the territory, and that the Federal Government should thus do what the Constitution itself prohibited.
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.
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United States Congress
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