 William Slade, of Vermont, joined to the presentation of some abolitionist petitions the motion that they should be referred to an extraordinary committee, with instructions to bring in a bill for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District...  The Congressional Globe - Page 75by United States. Congress - 1841Full view - About this book
 | United States. Congress. House - Government publications - 1824 - 924 pages
...DC,— Continued. Description of book. Volume. Number. 1 23 memorial of inhabitants of, in relation to the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia - Ex. Doc. 4 140 1 22 Watts, Archibald, revolutionary certificate Rep. Com. 1 165 1 23 Waterman,... | |
 | United States - 1886 - 684 pages
...a member was not made responsible for its propositions, presented a petition signed by 172 females, praying the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and moved that it be referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Mr. CRAMER moved that it be... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1825 - 778 pages
...numerously subscribed, from sundry inhabitants of Pennsylvania, all of the same purport, praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and moved tbat the first of them should be read} and it was read accordingly. Mr. A. then observed that... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1825 - 778 pages
...numerously subscribed, from sundry inhabitants of Pennsylvania, all of the same purport, praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and moved tliat the first of them should be read; and it was read accordingly. Mr. A. then observed that... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1835 - 1436 pages
...the mutters therewith connected, arising out of a petition of citizens of the State of Massachusetts, praying the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, which Mr. John Quincy Adams was about to present on the 4th January instant, the consideratiou... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1835 - 662 pages
...presented a memorial of sundry inhabitants of the county of Addison, in the State of Vermont, praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia. Mr. S. said that the memorial which he had the honor to present was signed by three hundred... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1835 - 720 pages
...1835. Mr. Pfiilo C. Fuller presented a memorial of inhabitants of the State of New York, praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia ; which memorial was read, and laid on the table. Mr. Hubbard presented a petition of Thomas... | |
 | Antislavery movements - 1836 - 92 pages
...societies, encouraged by the success of the last year, should exert themselves with redoubled zeal to efiect the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia. ' Resolved, That the people of the United States in tolerating a domestic slave trade, incur... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1837 - 104 pages
...Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. Davis presented the petition of a number of the women of Uxbridge, praying the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia. Ordered, That they lie on the table. That the petition be not received. On motion by Mr.... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames - Antislavery movements - 1837 - 716 pages
...to sustain this position. 1. The fact, that all petitions and memorials praying Congress to abolish slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia and the Territories are laid on the table without reading, and that by the votes of northern members, is, certainly, evidence... | |
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