 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1850 - 678 Seiten
...than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part, no inconsiderable...in the highest attainable degree their happiness." —p. 8. These sentiments, the simple dictates of loyalty to God and to truth, manfully yet modestly... | |
 | 1850 - 676 Seiten
...than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part, no inconsiderable...heritage of mankind, bestowed upon them by the Creator 01 the Universe. We are his stewards, and must so discharge our trust as to secure in the highest attainable... | |
 | William Henry Seward - 1850 - 24 Seiten
...than the Constitution, which resulates our authority over the domain, and;devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part, no inconsiderable...in the highest attainable degree their happiness. How momentous that trust is, we may learn from the instructions of the founder of modern philosophy... | |
 | Samuel Thayer Spear - 1850 - 36 Seiten
...domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part—no inconsiderable part—of the common heritage of mankind, bestowed upon them...in the highest attainable degree, their happiness." This is the passage; and I confess that I see in it no heresy, political or moral, no repudiation of... | |
 | John Stilwell Jenkins - 1851 - 872 Seiten
...Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposea The territory is a part, no inconsiderable part, of...in the highest attainable degree their happiness." He then examined the question, as to the power of Congress to legislate upon the subject of slavery... | |
 | John Stilwell Jenkins - 1851 - 910 Seiten
...than the Constitution, which regulatei our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part, no inconsiderable...bestowed upon them by the Creator of the Universe. We are hia stewards, and must BO discharge oar trust u to secure in the highest attainable degree their happiness."... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1851 - 780 Seiten
...than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part, no inconsiderable...bestowed upon them by the Creator of the universe. AVe are his stewards, and must so discharge our trust as to secure, in the highest attainable degree,... | |
 | William Hosmer - 1852 - 206 Seiten
...the constitution, •which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part, no inconsiderable...as to secure in the highest attainable degree their happiness."—Speech of Gov. SEWARD in the Senate^ March 12,1S£0, speak only what they think. They... | |
 | William Henry Seward - 1853 - 658 Seiten
...than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part, no inconsiderable...in the highest attainable degree their happiness. How momentous that trust is, we may learn from the instructions of the founder of modern philosophy... | |
 | Edward Everett, Charles Sumner - 1854 - 234 Seiten
...than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part, no inconsiderable...in the highest attainable degree their happiness. How momentous that trust is, we may learn from the instructions of the foundei of modern philosophy... | |
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But there is a higher law than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part, no inconsiderable part, of the common heritage of mankind, bestowed upon them by the Creator... 
