Excerpt from Territorial Government, and the Admission of New States Into the Union: A Historical and Constitutional Treatise Resolved, that Vermont will continue to resist the admis sion Of new slave states into this Union, and the extension of slavery into the territories of the United States; and, now as ever, will seek the abolition of slavery at the national capital, and in all places under federal jurisdiction. Resolved, that all laws of congress which recognize the right Of property in man, or deprive any person of ...
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Excerpt from Territorial Government, and the Admission of New States Into the Union: A Historical and Constitutional Treatise Resolved, that Vermont will continue to resist the admis sion Of new slave states into this Union, and the extension of slavery into the territories of the United States; and, now as ever, will seek the abolition of slavery at the national capital, and in all places under federal jurisdiction. Resolved, that all laws of congress which recognize the right Of property in man, or deprive any person of liberty without due process of law, and a jury trial, or provide that any person shall be delivered up, as owing service to another, without such trial, are unconstitutional, void, and Of no effect. Resolved, that property in slaves exists only by positive law of force in the states creating it. The moment it passes from under the operation of these laws, it is property no longer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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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