Geary and Kansas: Governor Geary's Administration in Kansas: with a Complete History of the Territory Until July 1857: Embracing a Full Account of Its Discovery, Geography, Soil, Rivers, Climate, Products; Its Organization as a Territory ... All Fully AuthenticatedC.C. Rhodes, 1857 - 352 páginas |
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... forces . With the latter he constantly associated , and his impressions were strengthened by their representations of territorial affairs . Hence his let- ters to the eastern papers , with which he corresponded , were severely ...
... forces . With the latter he constantly associated , and his impressions were strengthened by their representations of territorial affairs . Hence his let- ters to the eastern papers , with which he corresponded , were severely ...
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... force ix PAGE 148 CHAPTER XXV . Improved condition of things . - Attempt to resurrect the courts and incite the judges to the performance of their duty . - Judges Burrell , Cato and Lecompte . - The examination and trial of free - state ...
... force ix PAGE 148 CHAPTER XXV . Improved condition of things . - Attempt to resurrect the courts and incite the judges to the performance of their duty . - Judges Burrell , Cato and Lecompte . - The examination and trial of free - state ...
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... force and effect within the said Territory of Kansas as elsewhere within the United States , except the eighth section of the act preparatory to the admission of Missouri into the Union , approved March sixth , eighteen hundred and ...
... force and effect within the said Territory of Kansas as elsewhere within the United States , except the eighth section of the act preparatory to the admission of Missouri into the Union , approved March sixth , eighteen hundred and ...
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... force sufficiently large to compel submission to their requirements . These threats were unheeded ; the set- tlers continued to build up their town ; and the invaders did not return at the appointed time . Bands of armed men were also ...
... force sufficiently large to compel submission to their requirements . These threats were unheeded ; the set- tlers continued to build up their town ; and the invaders did not return at the appointed time . Bands of armed men were also ...
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... force ; and that every free- man was at liberty , consistently with his obligations as a citi- zen and a man , to defy and resist them . " A resolution was also passed denunciatory of the judiciary , for entering " into a partisan ...
... force ; and that every free- man was at liberty , consistently with his obligations as a citi- zen and a man , to defy and resist them . " A resolution was also passed denunciatory of the judiciary , for entering " into a partisan ...
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Página 27 - Territories, as recognized by the legislation of 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 It therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic Institutions in their own way, subject only to the Constitution of the United States...
Página 26 - Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to inhibit the government of the United States from dividing said territory into two or more territories, in such manner and at such times as congress shall deem convenient and proper, or from attaching any portion of said territory to any other state or territory of the United States...
Página 320 - That when the lands in the said Territory shall be surveyed under the direction of the government of the United States, preparatory to bringing the same into market, sections numbered sixteen and thirty-six in each township in said Territory shall be and the same are hereby reserved for the purpose of being applied to schools in said Territory, and in the States and Territories hereafter to be erected out of the same.
Página 27 - The person having the greatest number of votes shall be declared by the governor to be duly elected; and a certificate thereof shall be given accordingly. That the constitution and all laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the same force and effect within the said Territory of Kansas as elsewhere within the United States...
Página 24 - And be it further enacted, that in all that territory ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the state contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited.
Página 27 - That the Constitution and all laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable shall have the same force and effect within the said Territory of Kansas as elsewhere within the United States, except the eighth section of the act preparatory to the admission of Missouri into the Union...
Página 26 - Nebraska, or to affect the authority of the government of the United States to make any regulation respecting such Indians, their lands, property, or other rights, by treaty, law, or otherwise, which it would have been competent to the government to make, if this act had never passed.
Página 332 - In administering this important trust, whilst it may be wise to grant portions of them for the improvement of the remainder, yet we should never forget that it is our cardinal policy to reserve these lands, as much as may be, for actual settlers, and this at moderate prices. We shall thus not only best promote the prosperity of the new States...
Página 26 - Kansas; and when admitted as a State or States, the said Territory, or any portion of the same, shall be received into the Union with or without slavery, as their constitution may prescribe at the time of their admission: . THE OSTEND MANIFESTO 333 181.
Página 77 - Territory was organized by an act of Congress, and so far its authority is from the United States. It has a Legislature elected in pursuance of that organic act. This Legislature, being an instrument of Congress by which it governs the Territory, has passed laws. These laws, therefore, are of United States authority and making; and all that resist these laws resist the power and authority of the United States, and are therefore guilty of high treason.