“But the Constitution was made not only for southern and northern states, but for states neither northern nor southern, namely, the western states, their coming in being foreseen and provided for.Quote by William H SewardTopics: Quotes about William H SewardShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
I deem it established, then, that the Constitution does not recognize property in man, but...#William H Seward
But there is a higher law than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the...#William H Seward
The proposition of an established classification of states as slave states and free states, as...#William H Seward
I mean to say that Congress can hereafter decide whether any states, slave or free,...#William H Seward
If slavery, limited as it yet is, now threatens to subvert the Constitution, how can...#William H Seward