 | United States - 1896 - 590 pages
...be used at his discretion. The Wilmot proviso was added to this bill, which was to the effect that " neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever...territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted." The bill was passed, but reached the senate too late to be acted upon. The... | |
 | Henry Watson Wilbur - Biography & Autobiography - 1914 - 232 pages
...acquisition of any territory 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...territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted." The Wilmot Proviso contained the gist of the whole attempt to prevent the... | |
 | Ray Allen Billington - History - 1988 - 294 pages
...directed by the existing laws, viz: gold and silver." (h) "That, as an expressed fundamental condition... to the use by the executive of the moneys herein appropriated,...in any part of said territory, except for crime." III. ESSAY QUESTIONS Essay questions are used more widely than any other type, either by themselves... | |
 | Woodbury Freeman Pride - Fort Riley (Kan.) - 1926 - 352 pages
...acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States in virtue of any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the monies herein appropriated, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part... | |
 | James M. McPherson - History - 2003 - 947 pages
...express and fundamental condition of the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico . . . neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory."13 10. Milo Milton Quaife, ed., The Diary of James K.. Polk during His Presidency, 1845... | |
 | James M. McPherson - History - 1988 - 952 pages
...express and fundamental condition of the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico . . . neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory."13 10. Milo Milton Quaife, ed., The Diary of James K. Polk during His Presidency, 1845 io... | |
 | Betsy Erkkila - History and criticism - 1989 - 369 pages
...territory. He proposed as "an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory" that "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory."2 Under Whitman's editorship, the Eagle was the first of the New York dailies to support... | |
 | Martin Klammer - Social Science - 2010 - 193 pages
...express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico . . . neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory."4 2. For Whitman's concerns and topics as editor of the Eagle, see Erkkila, Whitman the... | |
 | Joseph M. Hernon - Biography & Autobiography - 1997 - 292 pages
...House. The "Wilmot Proviso" stated that, for any territory acquired from Mexico by the United States, "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory." The proviso was attached to appropriation bills by the House; but the Senate, the last bastion of power... | |
 | Frank P. King - Political Science - 1997 - 260 pages
...introduced on August 8, 1846, used Jeffersonian language from the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and declared "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said [Mexican] territory."19 Most people interpreted this to mean not only California but possibly southern... | |
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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... 
