Remarks Of Mr Phelps Of Vermont On The Oregon Bill And Also On The Compromise Bill

Author : Samuel Shethar Phelps
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331979374
Total Pages : 36 pages
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Download or read book Remarks of Mr. Phelps, of Vermont, on the Oregon Bill, and Also on the Compromise Bill written by Samuel Shethar Phelps and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-26 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Remarks of Mr. Phelps, of Vermont, on the Oregon Bill, and Also on the Compromise Bill: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, June 29 and July 24, 1848 You cannot, of course, deny to any of the common proprietors their right to share in the common property; but, certainly, you can regulate the mode in. Which they can enjoy it. You can make all these regulations which are ne cessary for the common benefit, and adopt such legislation as may best pro mote the prosperity and happiness of the whole. If, in the exercise of your judgment, a particular institution stands in the way of the accomplishment of this great object of the common good, you can prohibit it. This question of sla very in the Territories is reduced, then, simply to the mere mode of enjoyment' of that which is the property of all. The question of slavery in the Territories thus becomes a legitimate subject of legislative action. It is a mere question of expediency - of sound legislative discretion. I oppose these doctrines to the proposition that we possess no power to arrest the progress of this evil - that we cannot prevent the seed from being planted - that the only power on earth that can interfere is that of the people of the Territories when they come to form a State constitution. Sir, prevention is altogether better than cure. It. Is easier, as the melancholy experience of the country illustrates, to prevent the introduction of this system, than to eradicate it when once established. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.