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Show 18 CONTENTS. CHAPTER VIII. Extracts from a letter from Mr. Madison to President Monroe, on the Missouri restriction-Same in reply to Mr. MonroeMr. Madison on the Ordinance of 1787-Draft of a veto by Mr. Monroe on the bill establishing the Missouri Compromise line--Extracts from several letters of Mr. J cfferson on the Missouri restriction-Extract from a letter of Gen. Harrison (afterward President) to Mr. Monroe on the same subject ........... -. .......................• Page 283-292. CTIAPTER IX Fugitive slaves-Ordinance of 1787--'rhe Constitution-Act of 1793-Letters of :h1essrs. ·Marcy and Seward in favor of allowing owners to hold slaves nine months in the State of New York ........... - ........ _ ............ Page 293-306. CHAPTER X. Slavery in the District of Columbia in 1831, 1835, and 1836- Rema.rks of John Quincy Adams, Silas Wright, and James Buchanan on-Mr. Benton's views ...•....... . Page 307-320. CHAPTER XI. Agitation of slavery in the House of Representatives, in 1839, and retiring of Southern members from the hall-" The GagRule," and vote thereon-Extract from Mr. Clay's speech in the 8enate ................................. Page 321-348. CHAPTER XII. Resolution of Mr. Calhoun in 1847, and remarks on, ExtractExtract from Mr. Calhoun's speech i.n 1848-Resolution of Daniel S. Dickinson, a,nd remarks thereon, Extract, 1848- Extracts from the speeches of Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, Gen. Cass, and Gen. Houston, of tbe Senate, on the Compromise Resolutions of Mr. Clay, in 1850 -Also Extracts from the speeches of Mr. 'l'ombs, of Georgia, Mr. Butler and Mr. Ross, of Pennsylvania, of the House of Representatives, on the same subject-Also Extract from " Sou tbern Address." ..•...•...••.•..••..••• page 349-387. CONTENTS. 19 CIIA PTER XIII. The Dred S co tt d ec·i s· ion-Extracts from the .. Court E t t f op11110os of the - x rae , rom the opinion of the Pennsylva . S vpsr emthc Co ·t . 1837 ma u- ur m 'that a. negro cannot be a citizen-Pri ] , . e Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by Judge 8' ~g !.Jxtract..... . . ' "OJ y, ••••••••• J p · · • · · · · • · · · · · · · · · · · age 388-408. CHAPTER XIV. Inaugural Addresses of W as hm' gt · on Ada J fli Madison, and the Farewell Add ' ~s, e ~rson, and Jackson resses of Washwgton and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p • · · · · · · · • · · · · · · · · · age 409-480. OIIAPTER XV. Repaal of the :Missouri Com romise a . . Territories of K d p nd organur.atton of the ansas an N ebt·ask a 1. 0 1854 .. ·Page 481-487. CIIAPTER XVI. National Conventions--Platform . subject of ala 'Very, from 1848 tos 1o:6~he varwus parties on the · .. · .... ··Page 488-4-95. |
