...free soil to a free people; and, 5. Resolved, That in the judgment of this convention, Congress has no more power to make a slave than to make a king; no more power to institute or establish slavery than to institute or establish a monarchy; no such...

...property, without due legal process. Kesoivcd, That, in the judgment of this convention, Congress has no more power to make a slave than to make a king; no more power to institute or establish slavery than to institute or establish a monarchy. No such...

...should exist in the Territories ; (4) that slavery exists only by State law and that " Congress has no more power to make a slave than to make a king ; " (5) that the only way to prevent slavery in territory now free is to prevent it in all territory...

...Freesoilers to form the Republican party. THE FREE-SOIL PARTY. I. TIME. 1848-56. IL PLATFORM. Congress has no more power to make a slave than to make a king, hence there shall be no more slave territory created. III. LKADF.RS. Salmon P. Chase, John A Dix, Charles...

...New York, left the Democratic Convention, and took part in the Free-Soil Convention at Buffalo, which declared that Congress had no more power to make a slave than to make a king, and nominated Martin Van Buren and Charles Francis Adams. The Whigs triumphed, and Gen. Zachary Taylor,...

...determined to secure free soil for a free people, and to restrict slavery to its State limits. They said that " Congress had no more power to make a slave than to make a king." So they refused to introduce slavery into new Territories. In the Thirty- First Congress, the Free-Soilers...

...was the settled policy of the fathers not to extend but to limit slavery ; declared that Congress has no more power to make a slave than to make a king ; that the national government should relieve itself from all responsibility for the existence of slavery...

...Butler, of New York, reported a platform which declared that slavery was a mere state institution ; that Congress had no more power to make a slave than to make a king; that the national government should relieve itself of all responsibility for slavery ; that Congress...

...ground on the subject of slavery, declaring against its further extension, and that " Congress has no more power to make a slave than to make a king." The slogan of the part}' was declared to be " Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, and Free Men." John...

...contained very strong political doctrine. Among other declarations made were these : ' ' Congress has no more power to make a slave than to make a king. ... It is the duty of the federal Government to relieve itself from all responsibility for the existence...