 | Criticism - 1850 - 676 pages
...it then ? Simply and exclusively this. Slavery is sufficiently excluded from those territories by " the law of nature, of physical geography, the law of the formation of the earth." "California and New Mexico are Asiatic in their formation and scenery." Asiatic, forsooth ; — if... | |
 | Daniel Webster - Compromise of 1850 - 1850 - 64 pages
...by legal stipulation and contract, to come in as slave States. Now, as to California and New Mexico, I hold slavery to be excluded from those Territories...law of the formation of the earth. That law settles for ever, with a strength beyond all terms of human enactment, that slavery cannot exist in California... | |
 | William Jay - Compromise of 1850 - 1850 - 12 pages
...extraordinary, that a gentleman of his acquirements did not sooner become acquainted with this "LAW OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY THE LAW OF THE FORMATION OF THE EARTH, THAT SETTLES FOR EVER, BEYOND ALL TERMS OF HUMAN ENACTMENT, THAT SLAVERY CANNOT EXIST IN CALIFORNIA OR NEW-MEXICO."... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1851 - 566 pages
...by legal stipulation and contract, to come in as slave States. Now, as to California and New Mexico, I hold slavery to be excluded from those territories...law of the formation of the earth. That law settles for ever, with a strength beyond all terms of human enactment, that slavery cannot exist in California... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1851 - 568 pages
...of nature, of physical geography, the law of the formation of the earth. That law settles for ever, with a strength beyond all terms of human enactment,...New Mexico. Understand me, Sir; I mean slavery as * Mr. Bell. we regard it ; the slavery of the colored race as it exists in the Southern States. I shall... | |
 | Horace Mann - Slavery - 1851 - 626 pages
...(p. 44.) The reason given is, that slavery is already excluded from "California and New Mexico" " by the law of nature, of physical geography, the law of the formation of the earth." (p. 42.) "California and New Mexico are Asiatic in their formation and scenery. They are composed of... | |
 | Horace Mann - Slavery - 1851 - 588 pages
...44.) The reason given is, that slavery is already excluded from " California and New Mexico " " by the law of nature, of physical geography, the law of the formation of the earth." (p. 42.) "California and New Mexico are Asiatic in their formation and scenery. They are composed of... | |
 | Horace Mann - Slavery - 1851 - 588 pages
...servitude, (except for crime,) shall be forever prohibited," she should have said, " Whereas, by a law of nature, of physical geography, the law of the formation of the earth," "slavery cannot exist in California," therefore we will not " reaffirm an ordinance of nature, nor... | |
 | Horace Mann - Slavery - 1851 - 592 pages
...servitude, (except for crime,) shall be forever prohibited," she should have said, " Whereas, by a law of nature, of physical geography, the law of the formation of the earth," "slavery cannot exist in California," therefore we will not " reaffirm an ordinance of nature, nor... | |
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Now, as to California and New Mexico, I hold slavery to be excluded from those territories by a law even superior to that which admits and sanctions it in Texas. I mean the law of nature, of physical geography, the law of the formation of the earth. 
