At the very first Congress petitions on the subject were presented, if I mistake not, from different states. The Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery took a lead, and laid before Congress a memorial, praying Congress to promote... Speeches and Forensic Arguments - Page 538by Daniel Webster - 1848Full view - About this book
| United States. Congress - 1830 - 692 pages
...At the very first Congress, petitions on the subject were presented, if I mistake not, from several States. The Pennsylvania Society for promoting the...of New Hampshire, Mr. Gerry, of Massachusetts, Mr. Iluntington, of Connecticut, Mr. Lawrence of New York, Mr. Sinnickson, of New Jersey, Mr. Hartley,... | |
| United States. Congress - 1830 - 692 pages
...At the very first Congress, petitions on the subject were presented, if 1 mistake not, from several States. The Pennsylvania Society for promoting the...Congress to promote the abolition by such powers as ¡I possessed. This memorial was referred, in the House of Iteputsentatives, to a Select Committee,... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1851 - 572 pages
...government, be made free." At the very first Congress, petitions on the subject were pre«ented, if I mistake not, from different States. The Pennsylvania...for promoting the abolition of slavery took a lead, »nd laid before Congress a memorial, praying Congress to promote the abolition by such powers as it... | |
| Robert Young Hayne - 1852 - 90 pages
...government, be made free." At the very first Congress petitions on the subject were presented, if I mistake not, from different states. The Pennsylvania...of New Hampshire, Mr. Gerry, of Massachusetts, Mr. Huntington, of Connecticut, Mr. Lawrence, of New York, Mr. Sinnickson, of New Jersey, Mr. Hartley,... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1853 - 206 pages
...operation of the general government, be made free." At the very first Congress, petitions on the subject were presented, if 1 mistake not, from different states....of New Hampshire, Mr. Gerry, of Massachusetts, Mr. Huntington, of Connecticut, Mr. Lawrence, of New York, Mr. Sinnickson, of New Jersey, Mr. Hartley,... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1853 - 574 pages
...government, be made free." At the very first Congress, petitions on the subject were presented, if I mistake not, from different States. The Pennsylvania...for promoting the abolition of slavery took a lead, ^nd laid before Congress a memorial, praying Congress to promote the abolition by such powers as it... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1854 - 234 pages
...operation of the general government, be made free." At the very first Congress, petitions on the subject were presented, if 1 mistake not, from different states....of New Hampshire, Mr. Gerry, of Massachusetts, Mr. Huntington, of Connecticut, Mr. Lawrence, of New York, Mr. Dickinson, of New Jersey, Mr. Hartley, of... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Tefft - 1854 - 554 pages
...government, be made free." At the very first congress, petitions on the subject were presented, if I mistake not, from different states. The Pennsylvania...of New Hampshire, Mr. Gerry, of Massachusetts, Mr. Himtington, of Connecticut, Mr. Lawrence, of New York, Mr. Sinnickson, of New Jersey, Mr. Hartly, of... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1854 - 276 pages
...petitions on the subject were presented, if 1 mistake not, from different state«. The Pennsylvania Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery, took...of New Hampshire, Mr. Gerry, of Massachusetts, Mr. Huntington, of Connecticut, Mr. Lawrence, of New York, Mr. Dickinson, of New Jersey, Mr. Hartley, of... | |
| Thomas Hart Benton - 1854 - 784 pages
...government, be made free.' '• At the very first Congress, petitions on the subject were presented, if I mistake not. from different States. The Pennsylvania...society for promoting the abolition of slavery, took a lend, and laid before Congress a memoriel, pra}-ing Congress to promote the abolition by such powers... | |
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