Geary and Kansas: Governor Geary's Administration in Kansas: with a Complete History of the Territory Until June 1857: Embracing a Full Account of Its Discovery, Geography, Soil, Rivers, Climate, Products; Its Organization as a Territory. All Fully AuthenticatedC. C. Rhodes, 1857 - 348 páginas Examines John W. Geary's governorship of Kansas during Bleeding Kansas. |
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... Sherrard - Governor Geary's reply - Con- duct of the legislators - Violence of Sherrard · 222 . 227 CHAPTER XXXVIII . Sherrard's abettors - Attempt to assassinate Governor Geary - Action of the legislature - Conduct of Judge Cato ...
... Sherrard - Governor Geary's reply - Con- duct of the legislators - Violence of Sherrard · 222 . 227 CHAPTER XXXVIII . Sherrard's abettors - Attempt to assassinate Governor Geary - Action of the legislature - Conduct of Judge Cato ...
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... but to adopt , if possible , laws which will strengthen the general confidence , by making the barriers to the escape of the criminal even more firm and impassable . THE CASE OF SHERRARD . 227 " Let it be 226 HISTORY OF KANSAS .
... but to adopt , if possible , laws which will strengthen the general confidence , by making the barriers to the escape of the criminal even more firm and impassable . THE CASE OF SHERRARD . 227 " Let it be 226 HISTORY OF KANSAS .
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... Sherrard - Governor Geary's reply - Conduct of the legislators - Violence of Sherrard . THE next important legislative act was the adoption of a resolution , demanding of the governor his reasons for not having issued a commission to Wm ...
... Sherrard - Governor Geary's reply - Conduct of the legislators - Violence of Sherrard . THE next important legislative act was the adoption of a resolution , demanding of the governor his reasons for not having issued a commission to Wm ...
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... Sherrard to wait until his return , which would at the furthest be in two or three days . Soon after , Sherrard called again at the executive office , and on this occasion his conduct was so exceedingly offensive and insulting as to ...
... Sherrard to wait until his return , which would at the furthest be in two or three days . Soon after , Sherrard called again at the executive office , and on this occasion his conduct was so exceedingly offensive and insulting as to ...
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... SHERRARD AND THE LEGISLATURE . 229 of other parties . Soon after Sherrard got into a fist fight with a man named Brooke , in which he was severely beaten , both his eyes having been blackened and shockingly swollen , and his face very ...
... SHERRARD AND THE LEGISLATURE . 229 of other parties . Soon after Sherrard got into a fist fight with a man named Brooke , in which he was severely beaten , both his eyes having been blackened and shockingly swollen , and his face very ...
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Página 27 - 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 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 Nebraska as elsewhere within 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 297 - ... a place in the bosoms of the most enlightened and pure. But while such men are conscious of their own integrity and honesty of purpose, they ought never to forget that the citizens of other states are their political brethren ; and that, however mistaken they may be in their views, the great body of them are equally honest and upright with themselves. Mutual suspicions and reproaches may in time create mutual hostility, and artful and designing men...
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 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 26 - ... beginning at a point in the Missouri river where the fortieth parallel of north latitude crosses the same; thence west on said parallel to the east boundary of the territory of Utah, on the summit of the Rocky Mountains; thence...
Página 26 - Indian tribe, is not, without the consent of said tribe, to be included within the territorial limits or jurisdiction of any state or territory; but all such territory shall be excepted out of the boundaries, and constitute no part of the Territory of Kansas, until said tribe shall signify their assent to the President of the United States to be included within the said Territory of Kansas...
Página 26 - That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to impair the rights of person or property now pertaining to the Indians in said Territory, so long as such rights shall remain unextinguished by treaty between the United States and such Indians...
Página 27 - March 6, 1820,) which, being inconsistent with the principle of non-intervention by Congress with slavery in the States and Territories — as recognized by the legislation of 1850, commonly called the Compromise Measures — is hereby declared inoperative and void...