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... lands ought to be sacredly applied to the national ob- jects specified in the Constitution ; and that we are opposed to any law for the distribution of such proceeds among the States , as alike inex- pedient in policy and repugnant to ...
... lands ought to be sacredly applied to the national ob- jects specified in the Constitution ; and that we are opposed to any law for the distribution of such proceeds among the States , as alike inex- pedient in policy and repugnant to ...
الصفحة 7
... land of liberty and the asylum of the oppressed of every nation , have ever been cardinal principles in the Democratic faith , and every attempt to abridge the privilege of be- coming citizens and the owners of soil among us ought to be ...
... land of liberty and the asylum of the oppressed of every nation , have ever been cardinal principles in the Democratic faith , and every attempt to abridge the privilege of be- coming citizens and the owners of soil among us ought to be ...
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... land ) , a high and sacred duty is devolved , with increased responsibility upon the Demo- cratic party of this country , as the party of the Union , to uphold and maintain the rights of every State , and thereby the Union of the States ...
... land ) , a high and sacred duty is devolved , with increased responsibility upon the Demo- cratic party of this country , as the party of the Union , to uphold and maintain the rights of every State , and thereby the Union of the States ...
الصفحة 17
... attempted enforcement everywhere , on land and sea , through the intervention of Congress 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 189 19 19 1 H and of the Federal courts , of the extreme 2 17 2. That the maintenance of the principles ...
... attempted enforcement everywhere , on land and sea , through the intervention of Congress 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 189 19 19 1 H and of the Federal courts , of the extreme 2 17 2. That the maintenance of the principles ...
الصفحة 19
... lands held by ac- tual settlers , and against any view of the free- homestead policy which regards the settlers as paupers or suppliants for public bounty ; and we demand the passage by Congress of the complete and satisfactory ...
... lands held by ac- tual settlers , and against any view of the free- homestead policy which regards the settlers as paupers or suppliants for public bounty ; and we demand the passage by Congress of the complete and satisfactory ...
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الصفحة 218 - A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike.
الصفحة 103 - We are unalterably opposed to every measure calculated to debase our currency or impair the credit of our country. We are, therefore, opposed to the free coinage of silver except by international agreement with the leading commercial nations of the world, which we pledge ourselves to promote, and until such agreement can be obtained the existing gold standard must be preserved.
الصفحة 20 - American people, that after four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretense of a military necessity or war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every part, and public liberty and private right alike trodden down, and the material prosperity of the country essentially unpaired — justice, humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities...
الصفحة 20 - ... justice, humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities, with a view to an ultimate Convention of the States, or other peaceable means, to the end that at the earliest practicable moment peace may be restored on the basis of the Federal Union of the States.
الصفحة 18 - That the new dogma that the Constitution of its own force carried slavery into any or all of the Territories of the United States...
الصفحة 12 - This convention of delegates, assembled in pursuance of a call addressed to the people of the United States, without regard to past political differences or divisions, who are opposed to the repeal of the Missouri Compromise; to the policy of the present administration ; to the extension of slavery into free territory ; in favor of the admission of Kansas as a Free State ; of restoring the action of the Federal Government to the principles of Washington and Jefferson; and for the purpose of presenting...
الصفحة 7 - That the liberal principles embodied by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, and sanctioned in the Constitution, which makes ours the land of Liberty, and the asylum of the oppressed of every nation, have ever been cardinal principles in the democratic faith...
الصفحة 8 - Constitution; that all efforts of the abolitionists or others, made to induce Congress to interfere with questions of Slavery, or to take incipient steps in relation thereto, are calculated to lead to the" most alarming and dangerous consequences ; and that all such efforts have an inevitable tendency to diminish the happiness of the people, and endanger the stability and permanency of the Union, and ought not to be countenanced by any friend of our political institutions.
الصفحة 15 - Inasmuch as differences of opinion exist in the Democratic party as to the nature and extent of the powers of a Territorial Legislature, and as to the powers and duties of Congress, under the Constitution of the United States, over the institution of Slavery within the Territories : "2. Resolved, That the Democratic Party will abide by the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States on the questions of Constitutional law.
الصفحة 104 - The Government of Spain, having lost control of Cuba, and being unable to protect the property or lives of resident American citizens, or to comply with its treaty obligations, we believe that the Government of the United States should actively use its influence and good offices to restore peace and give independence to the island.