Author: Thomas Hart Benton

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-08-04

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 9781333162245

Excerpt from Mr. Benton's Anti-Compromise Speech: Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, in the Senate of the United States, June 10, 1850 The committee's line'has the further ill'conse quence of raising the question of the existence of slavery by law in the Santa Fe part even of New Mexico. If their line is a compromise of the Texas claim, it admits the right and sovereignty of Texas both above and below, and will involve members in an inconvenient vote - the consequence of which is readily seen. 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.