...the contest arose about Texas, produced a storm in the House by introducing his famous proviso, that "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory." Then came the troublesome questions which arose about organizing new territories that were calling...

...an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory by the United States, that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever...crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted; which was read; and The question being then taken upon its adoption.it was decided in the negative,...

...Wilmot of Pennsylvania, at the close of the first session of the last Congress, to the effect that " neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, shall ever exist in any part of any territory to be acquired from Mexico, except for crime;" and of the manner in which the action...

...That as an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory from the republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty...territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall be first duly convicted.' " And this proviso, which tells us no more than every intelligent man knew...

...to the acquisition of any territory from the republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue nt any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of Ihe moneys herein appropriated, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part...

...acquisition of any territory from the republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty that may be negotiated between them, and to the use by...whereof the party shall first be duly convicted." — Proviso introduced by Wttmot, Congressional Globe, 1st session 29th Congress* p. 1217. sition was...

...That, as an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty...whereof the party shall first be duly convicted." The bill passed the House with this amendment on the 8th of August, 1846, the vote being eighty-seven...

...That, as an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty...whereof the party shall first be duly convicted." The bill passed the House with this amendment on the 8th of August, 1846, the vote being eighty-seven...

...That as an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory from the republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty...territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall be duly convicted." The Proviso passed the House by a vote of 83 to 64, all but nine of the Free State...

...That as an express and fundamental condition to, the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty...whereof the party shall first be duly convicted." This proviso was carried in Committee, by the strong vote of eighty- three to sixtyfour — only three Members...