Notable Quotable – Oregon Constitution 1857 Tags: 1857, 19th century, American Civil War, Antebellum Era, Black exclusion laws, Civil War Origins, constitutional history, exclusion clause, Free Soil movement, Notable Quotable, Oregon Constitution, Oregon history, Oregon Statehood, Pacific Northwest history, Primary Sources, racial exclusion, Sectionalism, US History, Western Expansion, white supremacy in law, Share on: Share: View our photo collection! View Collection