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Vermont, General Assembly, House of Representatives, 1858 Report of the select committee on slavery, the Dred Scott decision, and the action of the Federal Government thereon, submitted Thursday, Nov. 18, 1858.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06232.07 Author/Creator: Vermont, General Assembly, House of Representatives, 1858 Place Written: Montpelier, Vermont Type: Pamphlet Date: 18 November 1858 Pagination: 1 v. : 32 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 13.9 cm Order a Copy

Printed by Eliakim Persons Walton. "We plant ourselves, then, on this Constitution, and there we are determined to stand, firmly, unflinchingly, unmoved and unterrified by the combined assaults of Federal or of the Slave Power, whether manifested in fugitive or Nebraska Acts, Presidential Proclamations or Dred Scott decisions."

Vermont. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Walton, E. P. (Eliakim Persons), 1812-1890

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