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Collection of 59 printed speeches and government documents. Mostly pamphlets printed in Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1854, 1856 and 1858. Includes President Franklin Pierce, Charles Sumner (who had nearly been killed in the Senate due to his anti-slavery views), Stephen Douglas, Schuyler Colfax, William Seward, Henry Wilson, Thomas Hart Benton, Daniel Clark, John Bingham, A.P. Butler, Erastus Brooks, Josiah J. Evans, Robert M. T. Hunter, and others. Printed pamphlets, speeches, orders, and Senate acts, some with original printed wrappers. Mostly octavo, pagination varies, as does condition.
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Price: $1,750
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.01 Freedom and Public Faith. Speech of William H. Seward, on the Abrogation of the Missouri Compromise, in the Kansas and Nebraska Bills
[WILLIAM H. SEWARD; KANSAS-NEBRASKA]. Freedom and Public Faith. Speech of William H. Seward, on the Abrogation of the Missouri Compromise, in the Kansas and Nebraska Bills. Senate of the United States, February 17, 1854. Pamphlet. Washington: Buell & Blanchard. 1854. 16 pp. Sabin 79520
.02 Kansas-Lecompton Convention. Speech of Senator Douglas, of Illinois, on the President’s Message
[STEPHEN H. DOUGLAS; LECOMPTON CONSTITUTION]. Kansas-Lecompton Convention. Speech of Senator Douglas, of Illinois, on the President’s Message. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, December 9, 1858. Pamphlet. Washington: Buell & Blanchard. 1858. 16 pp. Inscribed in period ink, “From Hon. John Sherman.”
.03 The Border Ruffian Code in Kansas
[BLEEDING KANSAS]. The Border Ruffian Code in Kansas. Pamphlet. [New York: Tribune Office. 1856.] 15, [1] pp. Concludes with full page (8.75 x 5.75 in.) map, “Freedom and Slavery, and the Coveted Territories.”
This tract provides an example of the laws “notoriously forced upon the people of that Territory, at the hands of invading ruffians from Missouri, using the persuasive arguments of the Bowie-Knife and Revolver....” Included are the three Presidential platforms for the 1856 election, and a special map: “Freedom and Slavery, and the Coveted Territories,” printed on the last page. Sabin 37020
.05 Bell, John. Pamphlet. Speech of Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee, on the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 18th, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1858. 16 pp.
.06 Benjamin, Judah P. Pamphlet. Speech of Hon. J.P. Benjamin, of LA., on the Kansas Question. Delivered in the Senate May 2, 1856. 15 pp.
.07 Bennet, Henry. Pamphlet. Speech of Hon. Henry Bennett, of New York, on the Admission of Kansas, and the Political Effects of Slavery. In the House of Representatives, June 30, 1856. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1856. 14 pp.
.08 Benton, Thomas Hart. Pamphlet. Nebraska and Kansas. Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, in the House of Representatives, April, 25, 1854. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Globe, 1854. 8 pp.
.10 Bingham, John A. Pamphlet. The Lecompton Conspiracy. Speech of Hon. John A. Bingham, of Ohio. Delivered in the House of Representatives, January 25, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard. 8 pp.
.11 Breckinridge, John C. Pamphlet. Nebraska and Kansas. Speech of Mr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, in the House of Representatives, March 23, 1854, Delivered in the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Globe, 1854. 8 pp.
.12 Bright, Jesse D. Pamphlet. Speech of Hon. Jesse D. Bright, of Indiana, on the Bill for the Admission of Kansas as a State. Delivered in the United States Senate, March 20, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Indianians Democratic Club, 1858.
.13 Broderick, David C. Pamphlet. Speech of Hon. D.C. Broderick of California, Against the Admission of Kansas, under the Lecompton Constitution. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 22, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Lemuel Towers, 1858.
.14 Brodhead, Richard. Pamphlet. Speech of Mr. Broadhead, of Penn’a, on the Nebraska and Kansas Bill. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, Feb. 28, 1854. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Globe, 1854. 7 pp.
.15 Brown, Albert G. Pamphlet. Speech of Hon. Albert G. Brown, of Mississippi, on the President’s Kansas Message. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 3d and 4th, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Lemuel Towers, 1858. 32 pp.
.16 Buchanan, James. Pamphlet. Message. To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States.14 pp.
.18 Cass, Lewis. Pamphlet. Nebraska and Kansas. Speech of Mr. Cass, of Michigan, on the Powers of the Government Over Slavery in the Territories; Delivered in the Senate of the United States, Feb. 20, 1854. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Globe, 1854. 23 pp.
.19 Chandler, Zachariah. Pamphlet. Kansas-Lecompton Constitution. Speech of Hon. Z. Chandler, of Michigan. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 12th, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1858. 16 pp.
.20 Clark, Daniel. Pamphlet. Kansas-The Law of Slavery. Speech of Hon. Daniel Clark, of New Hampshire. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 15, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1858. 24 pp.
.23 Colfax, Schuyler. Pamphlet. The “Laws” of Kansas. Speech of Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana, in the House of Representatives, June 21, 1856. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1856. 16 pp.
.26 Colfax, Schuyler. Pamphlet. Kansas-The Lecompton Constitution. Speech of Hon. Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana, in the House of Representatives, March 20, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1858. 16 pp.
.27 Congressional Committee. Pamphlet. Subduing Freedom in Kansas. Report of the Congressional Committee, Presented in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 1, 1856. New York: Greeley and McElrath, 1856. 32 pp.
.29 Cullom, William. Pamphlet. Speech of Hon. WM. Cullom, of Tennessee, on the Nebraska and Kansas Bill, in the House of Representatives, April 11, 1864. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Globe, 1854. 16 pp.
.30 Democratic National Committee. Pamphlet. The Issue Fairly Presented. The Senate Bill for the Admission of Kansas as a State. Democracy, Law, Order, and the Will of the Majority of the Whole People of the Territory, Against Black Republicanism, Usurpation, Revolution, Anarchy, and the Will of a Meagre Minority. Washington, D.C.: The Union, 1856. 32 pp.
.32 Diven, Alexander S. Pamphlet. No More Slave States. Congress has Full Power over Slavery in the Territories; the Great Wrong of the Decision in the Dred Scott Case; the Duty the Government Owes to Kansas. Speech of Alexander S. Diven, of the Twenty-seventh District, on the Kansas Revolutions. In Senate-Tuesday, January 12, 1858. 16 pp.
.33 English, William H. Pamphlet. The Kansas Question. Speech of Hon. William H. English, of Indiana, in the House of Representatives, March 9, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Globe, 1858. 8 pp.
.34 Everett, Edward. Pamphlet. Speech of Mr. Everett, of Massachusetts, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, Feb 8, 1854, on the Nebraska and Kansas Territorial Bill. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Globe, 1854. 14 pp.
.35 Fessenden, William P. Pamphlet. Speech of Mr. Fessenden, of Maine, on the Message of the President Transmitting the Lecompton Constitution. Delivered in the United States Senate, February 8, 1858. Washington D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1858. 24 pp.
.38 Goodwin, Henry C. Pamphlet. Speech of Hon. Henry C. Goodwin, of New York. Delivered in the House of Representatives, February 24, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1858. 8 pp.
.39 Hale, John P. Pamphlet. Kansas and the Supreme Court. Speech of John P. Hale, of New Hampshire. Delivered in the United States Senate, January 19 and 21, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1858. 16 pp.
.42 Hammond, James H. Pamphlet. Kansas-Lecompton Constitution. Speech of Hon. James H. Hammond, of South Carolina, on the Admission of Kansas. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 4, 1858. 14 pp.
.44 Howard, William A. Pamphlet. Kansas-Lecompton Constitution. Speech of Hon. William A. Howard, of Michigan, in the House of Representatives, March 23, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Globe, 1858. 8 pp.
.45 Letcher, John. Pamphlet. Speech of Hon. John Letcher, of Virginia, on the Action of the Special Kansas Committee; Delivered in the House of Representatives, March 31, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Globe, 1858. 8 pp.
.46 Norris Jr., Moses. Pamphlet. Speech of the Hon. M. Norris, of New Hampshire, in the United States Senate, March 3, 1854, on Nebraska and Kansas. Washington, D.C.: The Sentinel, 1854. 16 pp.
.47 Oliver, Mordecai. Pamphlet. Kansas Investigation. Minority Report of the Kansas Investigating Committee of the House of Representatives, by Hon. M. Oliver, of Missouri. Washington, D.C.: The Union, 1856. 28 pp.
.48 Palmer, George W. Pamphlet. Executive Usurpation-Kansas-The Union. Speech of Hon. Geo. W. Palmer, of New York. Delivered in the U.S. House of Representatives, March 26, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1858. 8 pp.
.49 Pierce, Franklin. Pamphlet. Message of the President of the United States, Relative to Disturbances in the Territory of Kansas. January 24, 1856. 8 pp.
.50 Pierce, Franklin. Pamphlet. Military Forces in Kansas. Message from the President of the United States, Communicating Information in Reference to the Employment of Government Military Forces in the Territory of Kansas. May 23, 1856. 4 pp.
.52 Select Committee of Fifteen. Pamphlet. The Kansas Question. The Minority Report of the Select Committee of Fifteen. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, [ca March 10] 1858. 16 pp.
.55 Seward, William H. Pamphlet. Speech of William H. Seward, for the Immediate Admission of Kansas into the Union. Senate of the United States, April 9, 1856. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1856. 16 pp.
.57 Seward, William H. Pamphlet. The Immediate Admission of Kansas as a State. Speech of Hon. William H. Seward, of New York. In the Senate of the United States, April 9, 1856. New York: Greeley and McElrath, 1856. 16 pp. [duplicate intentionally included for the collateral publisher’s material]
.60 Seward, William H. Pamphlet. Freedom in Kansas. Speech of William H. Seward. In the Senate of the United States, March 3, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1858. 16 pp.
.61 Smith, William. Pamphlet. Speech of Hon. WM. Smith, of Virginia, in Favor of the Admission of Kansas as a State under the Lecompton Constitution. Delivered in the House of Representatives, March 27, 1858. 38 pp.
.62 Stanton, Frederick P. Pamphlet. The Frauds in Kansas Illustrated. Speech of Hon. Frederick P. Stanton, Late Acting Governor of Kansas, at the Chinese Assembly Rooms, New York, February 17, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1858. 16 pp.
.63 Stanton, Frederick P. Pamphlet. Democratic Protests Against the Lecompton Fraud. 8 pp.
.64 Stephens, Alexander H. Pamphlet. Speech of Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia, on the Bill to Admit Kansas as a State under the Topeka Constitution. Delivered in the House of Representatives, June 28, 1856. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Globe, 1856. 16 pp.
.66 Stephens, Alexander H. Pamphlet. Speech of Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia, on the Report of the Kansas Investigating Committee, in the case of Reeder against Whitfield. Delivered in the House of Representatives, July 31, 1856. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Globe, 1856. 16 pp.
.68 Sumner, Charles. Pamphlet. The Landmark of Freedom. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, Against the Repeal of the Missouri Prohibition of Slavery North of 36’. In the Senate, February 21, 1854. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Globe, 1854. 16 pp.
.69 Sumner, Charles. Pamphlet. The Crime Against Kansas. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts. In the Senate of the United States, May 19, 1856. New York: Greeley and McElrath, 1856. 32 pp.
.71 Sumner, Charles. Pamphlet. The Crime Against Kansas. The Apologies for the Crime. The True Remedy. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner. In the Senate of the United States, 19th and 20th May, 1856. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1856. 32 pp. (duplicate intentionally included)
.73 Taylor, Miles. Pamphlet. Admission of Kansas. Speech of Hon. Miles Taylor, of Louisiana, in the House of Representatives, March 29, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Globe, 1858. 8 pp.
.74 Toombs, Robert. Pamphlet. Speech of the Hon. Robert Toombs, of Georgia, on the President’s Kansas Message. Delivered in the Senate February 28, 1856. 16 pp.
.75 Pierce, Franklin and Toucey, Isaac. Pamphlet. Affairs in Kansas. Message of the President of the United States, in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of the Fourth Instant, Together with Copies of Certain Letters and Papers Transmitted Therewith, in Relation to Recent Difficulties in the Territory of Kansas, and Speech of Hon. Isaac Toucey, of Connecticut, in the Senate of the United States on the 18th February, 1856. 24 pp.
.76 Upham, Charles W. Pamphlet. Nebraska and Kansas. Speech of Hon. Charles W. Upham, of Mass., in the House of Representatives, May 10, 1854. 8 pp.
.78 Wade, Edward. Pamphlet. Nebraska and Kansas. Speech of Hon. Edward Wade, of Ohio, in the House of Representatives, May 27, 1854. Washington D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1854. 16 pp.
.80 Wade, Benjamin F. Pamphlet. Admission of Kansas. Speech of Hon. B. F. Wade, of Ohio, in the Senate of the United States, July 2, 1856. Washington D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1856. 16 pp.
.81 Waldron, Henry. Pamphlet. Kansas Affairs. Speech of Hon. Henry Waldron, of Michigan, in the House of Representatives, April 8, 1856, in Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1856. 8 pp.
.82 Washburn Jr., Israel. Pamphlet. Kansas and the Lecompton Constitution. Speech of Hon. I. Washburn, Jr., of Maine. Delivered in the House of Representatives, January 7, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1858. 8 pp.
.84 Wilson, Henry. Pamphlet. The State of Affairs in Kansas. Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts. In the Senate, February 18, 1856. Washington, D.C.: Republican Association of the District of Columbia and Buell and Blanchard, 1856. 16 pp.
.85 Wilson, Henry. Pamphlet. Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, on the President’s Message on the Lecompton Constitution. Delivered in the Senate, February 3d and 4th, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1858. 16 pp.
.87 Wortendyke, Jacob R. Pamphlet. Kansas-The Lecompton Constitution. Speech of Hon. Jacob R. Wortendyke, of New Jersey. In the House of Representatives, March 23, 1858. Washington, D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1858. 16 pp.
