Message of President, communicating constitution for Kansas adopted at Lecompton, 4 September, 1857, 1858
Tag Archives: Slavery
Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Connecticut, instructing the senators and requesting the representatives of that state in Congress to vote against the admission of another slaveholding state into the Union.
Resolutions of Connecticut against admission of another slaveholding State into Union, 1858
Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Maine, in favor of repealing the laws of states or territories which render persons of color liable to arrest and imprisonment and to be sold for jail fees.
Legislature of Maine, for repealing laws of States or Territories rendering persons of color liable to arrest and imprisonment, and to be sold for jail fees, 1843
Resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia, approving of the principles contained in the “Nebraska Bill,” relating to the subject of slavery in the territories.
Resolutions of Georgia approving principles contained in Nebraska bill, on slavery, 1854
[Additional Article to the Treaty with Great Britain for Suppression of the African Slave Trade.] Message of the President
Transmits additional article signed Feb. 17, 1863, at Washington, to treaty with Great Britain of Apr. 7, 1862 on the suppression of the African slave trade., 1863
Resolutions of the Legislature of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, against the extension of the institution of slavery, and the further acquisition of foreign territory by the General Government; in favor of the right of trial by jury to all persons claimed under the fugitive slave law; and approving the course of the delegation from that state on the bill for the establishment of territorial governments in Nebraska and Kansas.
Resolutions of legislature of Rhode Island against extension of slavery and acquisition of foreign territory; for right of trial by jury to all persons; approving course of delegation from Rhode Island on bill for establishment of territorial governments in Nebraska and Kansas, 1854
Message of the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House, of the 23d of December, 1848, the correspondence between G. W. Gordon and Gorham Parks with the Department of State, on the subject of the African slave trade.
Presidential message transmitting correspondence with consuls at Rio de Janeiro on slave trade, 1849
[Resolution on national affairs, against War, Lincoln, and abolishing slavery]
Resolution on national affairs, against War, Lincoln, and abolishing slavery, 1864
African slave trade. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, together with the correspondence of George W. Slacum, relative to the African slave trade.
Presidential message on the African slave trade, 1845
Resolutions of the Legislature of Maine, in favor of the United States co-operating with any state which may adopt a gradual abolishment of slavery, giving to such state pecuniary aid, to be used to compensate for the inconveniences, public and private, produced by such system.
Resolutions of legislature of Maine on abolition of slavery, 1862
Message of the President of the United States, transmitting a draft of a bill to compensate any state which may abolish slavery within its limits, and recommending its passage.
Presidential message transmitting draft of bill to compensate any State which may abolish slavery recommending its passage, 1862
Resolutions of the Legislature of Vermont, in relation to slavery and the Mexican War.
Legislature of Vermont, on slavery and Mexican war, 1847
Memorial of inhabitants of the District of Columbia, praying for the gradual abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.
Inhabitants of District of Columbia, abolition of slavery, 1828
Slavery — District of Columbia. Memorial of inhabitants of the District of Columbia, praying for the gradual abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.
Memorial of inhabitants of District of Columbia, to abolish slavery, 1828
Resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia, in relation to the difficulties between the authorities of the States of South Carolina and Louisiana and those of the State of Massachusetts.
Legislature of Georgia, on difficulties between authorities of South Carolina and Louisiana and those of Massachusetts concerning slavery, 1846
[Resolution on slavery]
Resolution on slavery, 1818
Memorial of sundry inhabitants of the City of Baltimore.
Baltimore, memorial of citizens of, against slavery in Missouri, 1820
Resolution of the Legislature of Michigan, relative to the extension of slavery.
Resolution of legislature of Michigan on extension of slavery, 1858
Resolutions of the Legislature of Virginia, in relation to slavery.
Legislature of Virginia, against interference by general government with institution of slavery, and declaring determination to resist enforcement of Wilmot Proviso, 1849
Extinction of slavery. Resolutions of the Legislature of New York, relative to the proclamation of the President of the United States for the extinction of slavery.
Proclamation of President of United States for extinction of slavery, resolutions of legislature of New York, 1864
Remonstrance of the Grand Jury of Washington County, in the District of Columbia, in respect to petitions to Congress for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.
Remonstrance of Grand Jury of Washington, on petitions to Congress for abolition of slavery in District of Columbia, 1837
Slavery in the Territory of New Mexico. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 64.)
Slavery in Territory of New Mexico, 1860
Resolves of the Legislature of Massachusetts, concerning slavery.
Legislature of Massachusetts, concerning existence and extension of slavery within jurisdiction of United States, 1847
Resolutions of the Legislature of Rhode Island, recommending the senators and representatives of that state in Congress to oppose the passage of any law tending to disturb the provisions of the act of March 6, 1820, commonly called the “Missouri Compromise Act,” in regard to slavery.
Resolutions of legislature of Rhode Island against passage of any law to disturb Missouri compromise act of March, 1820, against extension of slavery beyond 36 degrees 30 minutes of north latitude, 1854
Resolutions on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the Right of Petition.
Legislature of Massachusetts, on right of petition and slavery, 1838