 | Methodist Church - 1879 - 822 pages
...the contest arose about Texas, produced a storm in the House by introducing his famous proviso, that "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory." Then came the troublesome questions which arose about organizing new territories that were calling... | |
 | Illinois. General Assembly. Senate - Illinois - 1846 - 410 pages
...an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory by the United States, that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted; which was read; and The question... | |
 | Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society - African Americans - 1846 - 510 pages
...Wilmot of Pennsylvania, at the close of the first session of the last Congress, to the effect that " neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, shall ever exist in any part of any territory to be acquired from Mexico, except for crime;" and of the manner in which the action... | |
 | Periodicals - 1847 - 724 pages
...First, then, lut us see what is the character of the Wilmot Proviso. Here it is : — " ' Provided, That as an express and fundamental condition to the...from the republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the... | |
 | Periodicals - 1847 - 726 pages
...First, ihen, let us see what is the characler of the Wilmot Proviso. Here it is : — " 'Provided, That as an express and fundamental condition to the...from the republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue nt any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of Ihe... | |
 | Lucien Bonaparte Chase - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1850 - 574 pages
...30' north latitude.f This propo* Congressional Globe, 2d session 29th Congress, 424. f " Provided, That as an express and fundamental condition to the...from the republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty that may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the... | |
 | William T. Young - Generals - 1852 - 444 pages
...Wilmot, Representative from Pennsylvania, offered the following as an amendment to the bill: "Provided, That, as an express and fundamental condition to the...from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the... | |
 | William T. Young - 1852 - 432 pages
...Wilmot, Representative from Pennsylvania, offered the following as an amendment to the bill: " Provided, That, as an express and fundamental condition to the...from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the... | |
 | Antislavery movements - 1852 - 98 pages
...Pennsylvania, moved the following amendment, since known as the " Wilmot Proviso," viz. : — " Provided, That as an express and fundamental condition to the...from the republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the... | |
 | William T. Young - 1852 - 440 pages
...may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted." The bill passed the House with... | |
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Provided, That as an express and fundamental condition to, the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein... 
