That the General Government cannot abolish slavery in the District of Columbia against the consent of the citizens of said District, without a manifest breach of good faith. "That the governor be requested to transmit to the States of Virginia, Alabama,... Abraham Lincoln: A History - Página 148por John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Thomas P. Reep - 2002 - 164 páginas
...by the federal constitution, and that they cannot be deprived of that right without their consent." "That the general government cannot abolish slavery...district, without a manifest breach of good faith." Lincoln was opposed to its passage and solicited his colleagues to join him in signing a carefully... | |
| Doris Kearns Goodwin - 2006 - 945 páginas
...the formation of abolition societies," hold "sacred" the "right of property in slaves," and believe that "the General Government cannot abolish slavery...of Columbia, against the consent of the citizens." Lincoln was among the six dissenting voices. With one other colleague who had also voted against the... | |
| William Henry Herndon, Jesse William Weik - 2006 - 526 páginas
...by the Federal Constitution, and that they cannot be deprived of that right without their consent, That the General Government cannot abolish slavery...District, without a manifest breach of good faith, That the Governor be requested to transmit to the States of Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, New York,... | |
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