. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . PHOTOGRAPHED BY BRADr. FRANKLIN PIERCE, PRESIDENT, 1S53-57. the general ground that it contained but fewwhite inhabitants, and its organization wastherefore a useless expense. Howard of Texasmade the most strenuous opposition, urging thatsince it contained but about six hundred souls,its southern boundary should be fixed at 390 30, not to trench upon the Indian of Missouri replied in support of the bill:• We want the organization of the Territory ofNebraska not merely for the protection of thefew people who reside there, bu
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . PHOTOGRAPHED BY BRADr. FRANKLIN PIERCE, PRESIDENT, 1S53-57. the general ground that it contained but fewwhite inhabitants, and its organization wastherefore a useless expense. Howard of Texasmade the most strenuous opposition, urging thatsince it contained but about six hundred souls,its southern boundary should be fixed at 390 30, not to trench upon the Indian of Missouri replied in support of the bill:• We want the organization of the Territory ofNebraska not merely for the protection of thefew people who reside there, but also for theprotection of Oregon and California in time 696 ABRAHAM WILLIAM A. RICHARDSON. (PHOTOGRAPHED BY BRADY., of war, and the protection of our commerceand the fifty or sixty thousand emigrants whoannually cross the plains. * He added that its1 iraits were purposely made large to embrace thegreat lines of travel to Oregon, New Mexico,and California; since the South Pass is in 42030, the territory has to extend to 430 incident, however, of special historicalsignificance had occurred in the debate of the8th, when a member rose and said: I wishto inquire of the gentleman from Ohio [], who, I believe, is a member of theCommittee on Territories, why the ordinanceof 1787 is not incorporated in this bill? Ishould like to know whether he or the com-mittee were intimidated on account of the plat-forms of 1852 ?t To which Mr. Giddingsreplied that the south line of the territory was(6p 30, and was already covered by the Mis-souri Compromise prohibition. This lawstands perpetually, and I do not think that thisa< t would receive any i
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