I herewith lay before you resolutions adopted by the Legislature of the State of New Hampshire, on the 12th, 13th and 14th days of July last.
1857
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I herewith lay before you resolutions adopted by the Legislature of the State of New Hampshire, on the 12th, 13th and 14th days of July last.
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[Augusta, Maine?] : Stevens & Blaine, Printers, [1857]
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1 online resource (11 pages, 1 unnumbered page).
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(NNC-L)LLMC1428172892
(TEMPOCo)1428172892
(TEMPOCo)1428172892
Summary
On January 24, 1857, the Maine Governor referred three documents, which had been sent to him by the Governor of New Hampshire, to the Maine Senate and House of Representatives. The documents were approved by the Legislature of New Hampshire in 1855 and 1856. The first discusses violence in Kansas caused by marauders from a neighboring state, and the lack of a government in Kansas except a "pretended government, forcibly imposed upon it inhabitants by slavery fanatics and propagandists from the State of Missouri." (Page 3). The document concludes with a resolution to restore peace to Kansas and to prevent the extension of slavery into territories which were free. The second document discusses a resolution from Arkansas that is in support of the rights of states to determine laws related to slavery, and to repeal the Missouri compromise. The New Hampshire Legislature notes that the Constitution does not recognize the "right of property in slaves" (page 7), disagrees with the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and resolves to amend the Missouri Compromise with the amendment of the Kansas and Nebraska bill to exclude slavery from those territories. The third document identifies the problem of the importation of "foreign paupers and foreign criminals" (page 10), and proposes a new naturalization law to require residence of at least ten years before naturalization.
Note
Letter of transmittal, addressed to the Senate and House of Representatives, is signed by H. Hamlin, Council Chambers, Jan. 24, 1857.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF first paragraph (LLMC Digital, viewed March 26, 2024).
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New Hampshire. General Court. Resolutions of the Legislature of New Hampshire in relation to the late acts of violence and blood-shed by the slave power in the Territory of Kansas, and at the national capitol.
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