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American politics (non-partisan) from the beginning to date : $b embodying a history of all the political parties, with their views and records on all important questions. Great speeches on all great issues, and tabulated history and chronological events.Cooper, Thomas V. (Thomas Valentine)

History

American politics (non-partisan) from the beginning to date : $b embodying a history of all the political parties, with their views and records on all important questions. Great speeches on all great issues, and tabulated history and chronological events.

Name: American politics (non-partisan) from the beginning to date : $b embodying a history of all the political parties, with their views and records on all important questions. Great speeches on all great issues, and tabulated history and chronological events.
Author: Cooper, Thomas V. (Thomas Valentine)

Cooper, Thomas V. (Thomas Valentine)

Political parties -- United States; United States -- Politics and government

The ballots of the Free State men were now headed with the words
“Against the Lecompton Constitution,” and they returned 10,226 votes
against it, to 134 for it with slavery, and 24 for it against slavery.
This return was certified by J. W. Denver, “Secretary and Acting
Governor,” and its validity was endorsed by Douglas in his report from
the Senate Territorial Committee. It was in better accord with his idea
of popular sovereignty, as it showed almost twice as large a vote as
that cast under the Lecompton plan, the fairness of the return not being
disputed, while that of the month previous was disputed.

But their previous refusal to vote on the Lecompton constitution gave
their opponents an advantage in position strangely at variance with the
wishes of a majority of the people. The President of that convention, J.
Calhoun, forwarded the document to the President with an official
request that it be submitted to Congress. This was done in a message
dated 2d February, 1858, and the President recommended the admission of
Kansas under it.

This message occasioned a violent debate in Congress, which continued
for three months. It was replete with sectional abuse and bitterness,
and nearly all the members of both Houses participated. It finally
closed with the passage of the “Act for the admission of the State of
Kansas into the Union,” passed May 4th, 1858. This Act had been reported
by a committee of conference of both Houses, and was passed in the
Senate by 31 to 22, and in the House by 112 to 103. There was a strict
party vote in the Senate with the exception of Mr. Douglas, C. E. Stuart
of Michigan, and D. C. Broderick of California, who voted with the
Republican minority. In the House several anti-Lecompton democrats voted
with the Republican minority. These were Messrs. Adrian of New Jersey;
Chapman of Pennsylvania; Clark of New York; Cockerill of Ohio; Davis of
Indiana; Harris of Illinois; Haskin of New York; Hickman of
Pennsylvania; McKibben of California; Marshall of Illinois; Morgan of
New York; Morris, Shaw, and Smith of Illinois. The Americans who voted
with the Republicans were Crittenden of Kentucky; Davis of Maryland;
Marshall of Kentucky; Ricaud of Maryland; Underwood of Kentucky. A
number of those previously classed as Anti-Lecompton Democrats voted
against their colleagues of the same faction, and consequently against
the bill. These were Messrs. Cockerill, Gwesheck, Hall, Lawrence,
Pendleton and Cox of Ohio; English and Foley of Indiana; and Jones of
Pennsylvania. The Americans who voted against the bill were Kennedy of
Maryland; Anderson of Missouri; Eustis of Louisiana; Gilmer of North
Carolina; Hill of Georgia; Maynard, Ready and Zollicoffer of Tennessee;
and Trippe of Georgia.




                        Lecompton Constitution.


The following are the political features of the Lecompton constitution:


                        ARTICLE VII.—_Slavery._

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History

American politics (non-partisan) from the beginning to date : $b embodying a history of all the political parties, with their views and records on all important questions. Great speeches on all great issues, and tabulated history and chronological events.

Cooper, Thomas V. (Thomas Valentine)

Political parties -- United States; United States -- Politics and government

The ballots of the Free State men were now headed with the words
“Against the Lecompton Constitution,” and they returned 10,226 votes
against it, to 134 for it with slavery, and 24 for it against slavery.
This return was certified by J. W. Denver, “Secretary and Acting
Governor,” and its validity was endorsed by Douglas in his report from
the Senate Territorial Committee. It was in better accord with his idea
of popular sovereignty, as it showed almost twice as large a vote as
that cast under the Lecompton plan, the fairness of the return not being
disputed, while that of the month previous was disputed.

But their previous refusal to vote on the Lecompton constitution gave
their opponents an advantage in position strangely at variance with the
wishes of a majority of the people. The President of that convention, J.
Calhoun, forwarded the document to the President with an official
request that it be submitted to Congress. This was done in a message
dated 2d February, 1858, and the President recommended the admission of
Kansas under it.

This message occasioned a violent debate in Congress, which continued
for three months. It was replete with sectional abuse and bitterness,
and nearly all the members of both Houses participated. It finally
closed with the passage of the “Act for the admission of the State of
Kansas into the Union,” passed May 4th, 1858. This Act had been reported
by a committee of conference of both Houses, and was passed in the
Senate by 31 to 22, and in the House by 112 to 103. There was a strict
party vote in the Senate with the exception of Mr. Douglas, C. E. Stuart
of Michigan, and D. C. Broderick of California, who voted with the
Republican minority. In the House several anti-Lecompton democrats voted
with the Republican minority. These were Messrs. Adrian of New Jersey;
Chapman of Pennsylvania; Clark of New York; Cockerill of Ohio; Davis of
Indiana; Harris of Illinois; Haskin of New York; Hickman of
Pennsylvania; McKibben of California; Marshall of Illinois; Morgan of
New York; Morris, Shaw, and Smith of Illinois. The Americans who voted
with the Republicans were Crittenden of Kentucky; Davis of Maryland;
Marshall of Kentucky; Ricaud of Maryland; Underwood of Kentucky. A
number of those previously classed as Anti-Lecompton Democrats voted
against their colleagues of the same faction, and consequently against
the bill. These were Messrs. Cockerill, Gwesheck, Hall, Lawrence,
Pendleton and Cox of Ohio; English and Foley of Indiana; and Jones of
Pennsylvania. The Americans who voted against the bill were Kennedy of
Maryland; Anderson of Missouri; Eustis of Louisiana; Gilmer of North
Carolina; Hill of Georgia; Maynard, Ready and Zollicoffer of Tennessee;
and Trippe of Georgia.




                        Lecompton Constitution.


The following are the political features of the Lecompton constitution:


                        ARTICLE VII.—_Slavery._

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

American politics (non-partisan) from the beginning to date : $b embodying a history of all the political parties, with their views and records on all important questions. Great speeches on all great issues, and tabulated history and chronological events.

American politics (non-partisan) from the beginning to date : $b embodying a history of all the political parties, with their views and records on all important questions. Great speeches on all great issues, and tabulated history and chronological events.

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