Kansas: The Prelude to the War for the UnionHoughton, Mifflin and Company, 1887 - 334 pages |
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Page 11
... federal con- stitution , interpreted by the utterances and meas- ures of the men who made it , is not committed to slavery , but dips unmistakably toward liberty . The possible , nay probable consequences of a war upon the Missouri ...
... federal con- stitution , interpreted by the utterances and meas- ures of the men who made it , is not committed to slavery , but dips unmistakably toward liberty . The possible , nay probable consequences of a war upon the Missouri ...
Page 23
... federal unfaith in the matter of Indian treaties , which " set aside at our discretion and trample under foot the most explicit and sol- emn guarantees . " General Sam Houston . made an impassioned plea in behalf of Indian rights , but ...
... federal unfaith in the matter of Indian treaties , which " set aside at our discretion and trample under foot the most explicit and sol- emn guarantees . " General Sam Houston . made an impassioned plea in behalf of Indian rights , but ...
Page 57
... federal enactment . The statesmen at Shawnee Mission succeeded in mak- ing " the enunciation of the great and eternal principles of liberty a penitentiary offense . ' Their code struck at the liberty of the press , at freedom of speech ...
... federal enactment . The statesmen at Shawnee Mission succeeded in mak- ing " the enunciation of the great and eternal principles of liberty a penitentiary offense . ' Their code struck at the liberty of the press , at freedom of speech ...
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... affairs — were all except one in opposition to the federal ad- ministration and its territorial policy . On the evening of June 27th a few Democrats assembled - and resolved that " the best interests of Kansas re- 62 KANSAS .
... affairs — were all except one in opposition to the federal ad- ministration and its territorial policy . On the evening of June 27th a few Democrats assembled - and resolved that " the best interests of Kansas re- 62 KANSAS .
Page 68
... federal processes , the insurgents should escape the just penalty of their deeds . This government , he remarked , has been " equal to any emergency except the power to hang a traitor ! " If the formation of a political party was a ...
... federal processes , the insurgents should escape the just penalty of their deeds . This government , he remarked , has been " equal to any emergency except the power to hang a traitor ! " If the formation of a political party was a ...
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