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Newspaper
Fremont Journal
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1860
Page
5
A fragmentary presidential address warns that prolonged Northern agitation over slavery endangers the Union. It urges restraint, asserts states must manage slavery domestically, and questions immediate secession or revolution as a remedy. The speaker argues Congress and the presidency lack authority to force territorial slavery bans and calls for calm before drastic action.
The text surveys constitutional authority over slaver y in territories, Fugitive Slave Law, and potential Secession. It argues Congress lacks power to coerce states, defends a union by constitutional means, and cautions against secession and revolution. It notes Supreme Court validation of the Fugitive Slave Law and touches on foreign relations and domestic policy under the Obama era context.
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