Author: Kan.) Free State Convention (1857 : Topeka
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Category : Kansas
Languages : en
Pages : 19

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Author: Lyman Trumbull
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Category : Kansas
Languages : en
Pages : 14

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Author: Kansas Territory. Delegates
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Category : Kansas
Languages : en
Pages : 8

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Author: Pro-Slavery Convention
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330391150
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Excerpt from Address to the People of the United States We have been appointed by a Convention of citizens of Missouri, mainly representing that portion of the State lying contiguous to the Territory of Kansas, to lay before you some suggestions, upon a topic which vitally concerns our State, and which, it is believed, may to a serious extent affect the general welfare of our country. We propose to discharge this duty by a concise and candid exposition of facts, touching our condition, and its bearing upon Kansas, accompanied with such reflections as the facts naturally suggest. That portion of Missouri which borders on Kansas contains, as nearly as can now be ascertained, a population of fifty thousand slaves, and their estimated value, at the prices prevailing here, is about twenty-five millions of dollars. As the whole State contains but about one hundred thousand slaves, it will be seen that one-half of the entire slave population of Missouri is located in the eighteen counties bordering on Kansas, the greater portion of which is separated from that Territory by no natural boundary, and is within a day's ride of the line. This part of our State is distinguished by an uniform fertility of soil, a temperate and healthful climate, and a population progressing rapidly in all the elements that constitute a prosperous community. Agriculture is in a most flourishing condition, and the towns and villages which have sprung up, indicate a steady progress towards wealth, refinement and commercial importance. Nor have the higher interests of education, religion and science, been neglected; but common schools, and respectable institutions of a higher grade, and churches of every Christian denomination, are found in every county. The great staple of this district is hemp, although tobacco, and corn, and wheat are also largely produced. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: George Washington Martin
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Category : Kansas
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Author: Franklin Pierce
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 834

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Author: Stephen Arnold Douglas
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ISBN: 9781332800575
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Excerpt from Speech of Hon. S. A. Douglas, of Illinois, on Kansas Territorial Affairs: Delivered in the Senate United States, March 20, 1856 Mr. President Iwill ask the indulgence of the Senate for such length of time as the subject may require, provided my strength do not fail me, while I submit some views in vindication of the majority report, and in answer to that of the minority, of the Committee on Territories, upon the Kansas question. In the first place, however, as we have taken up for consideration the bill reported by the Committee on Territories, to authorize the people of that territory to form a constitution and State government, preparatory to admission into the Union, it is due to the subject thati should give a brief exposition of the provisions and princi ples of the bill. The first section provides, that whenever the Territory of Kansas shall contain inhabitants, to be ascertained by a census, taken in conformity with law, (that being the present ratio for a member of Congress, ) a convention may be called by the legislature of the Territory to form a constitution and State government, preparatory to its admission into the Union as a State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: George Douglas Brewerton
Publisher: University of Michigan Library
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436

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