The Nebraska Question Author:Stephen Arnold Douglas Subtitle: Comprising Speeches in the United States Senate by Mr. Douglas, Mr. Chase, Mr. Smith, Mr. Everett, Mr. Wade, Mr. Badger,mr. Seward and Mr. Sumner : Together With the History of the Missouri Compromise, Daniel Webster's Memorial in Regard to It, History of the Annexation of Texas, the Organization of the Oregon Territory, and the Compro... more »mises of 1850 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1854 Original Publisher: Redfield Subjects: Missouri compromise Compromise of 1850 Slavery Kansas-Nebraska bill History / United States / General Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General Political Science / Constitutions Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies Social Science / Slavery Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Mr. Thomas's amendment reads as follows : -- " And ?? it further enacted, That in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which liea north of thirty-six degrees thitty minutes north latitude, excepting only such part thereof ?s is included within the limits of the State contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the puuishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby for ever prohibited : Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any State or Territory of the United States, such fugitive maybe lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labot or service, as aforesaid." This amendment, was also moved in the House, by Mr. Storrs of New York. After an inefiectual motion by Mr. Trimble, of Kentucky, to bring the north line of the State of ...« less