[IRCD de IRC-Dev] Lloyd Garris
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From: Bolognia G. <lif...@yo...> - 2009-09-02 04:58:26
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Tion came into power. The so-called compromise measures were at length one by one passed by Congress and approved by President Fillmore. California was admitted as a free State; but as a palliative to the South, Congress passed bills for the organization of territorial Governments for New Mexico and Utah without positive declarations regarding the powers of the territorial Legislatures over slavery. All questions relating to title to slaves were to be left to the courts. Meantime it was left in doubt whether Mexican law excluding slavery was still in force. Southern malcontents maintained that this act was a mere hoax, using words which suggested concession when no concession was intended. Northern anti-slavery men criticized the act as the entering w |