Excerpt from Speech of R. E. Scott of Fauquier: On Certain Resolutions Touching the Action of Congress on the Subject of Slavery The resolutions under consideration rashly proposed this hazard. I object to them for that reason. I cannot say, as they require, that con gress has no power under the constitution to prohibit the introduction of slavery into the newly acquired territories. Mr. Monroe, it is said, took the opinion of his cabinet on this question, and they unanimous ly advised that congress possessed the power. ...
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Excerpt from Speech of R. E. Scott of Fauquier: On Certain Resolutions Touching the Action of Congress on the Subject of Slavery The resolutions under consideration rashly proposed this hazard. I object to them for that reason. I cannot say, as they require, that con gress has no power under the constitution to prohibit the introduction of slavery into the newly acquired territories. Mr. Monroe, it is said, took the opinion of his cabinet on this question, and they unanimous ly advised that congress possessed the power. The distinguished se nator from South Carolina, it is known, was a member of that cabinet. They proceed upon an unsound construction of the constitution, and declare a principle impairing its force. Before taking our seats in this assembly we severally took an oath to support the constitution of the United States. We will violate that oath in passing these resolu trons. 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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