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POWER OF CONGRESS OVER THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NO VI
A detailed discussion argues Congress holds exclusive power over the District of Columbia and can abolish slavery there. It cites Maryland and Virginia acts, constitutional clauses, and multiple congressional voices to support uncontested federal authority and critique state suppositions about consent and ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Evening Post
Congress
District OF Columbia
United States
Missouri
Smyth
Sutherland
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Pinckney
Washington Globe
American Quarterly Review
Philadelphia
South Carolina
Charleston Mercury
Calhoun
Florida
Confederacy
Maryland
Virginia
U. Siates
Government
General Assembly
Congress of the United States
New York
U. States
Washington
Georgetown
John Doe
John Bull
Union
Messrs. Garland and Wise
Messrs. Alford
Georgia
Walker
Mississippi
Rives
Wise
Paul
Mr. Wise
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin
Roger Sherman
Elbridge Gerry
William Livingston
John Langdon
Rufus King
Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Grayson
St. George
Tucker
Madison
Wythe
Pendleton
Mr. Burrill
Rush
Granville Sharpe
Anthony Benezet
Stuart
Sharpe
Rhode Island
America
Continental Congress
Great Britain