Slavery from Pages For Sages

It was the Presidential Election year just prior to the start of the Civil War, and the North and South were at odds, multiple candidates were seeking the Presidency, and political parties were emerging with various approaches to the slavery problem. The Republication Executive Congressional Committee was distributing many speeches, papers and documents to the voting public in their efforts… Read more about this item

This copy of The Dangers of Black-Republicans, and the Duty of the South, Speech of Hon. L. J. Gartrell, of Georgia in The House of Representatives, January 10, 1860 documents his speech defending slavery in the Southern states, as well as the interruptions, questions and comments from others in the House disagreeing with his positions and statements. The paper, which… Read more about this item

It was the Presidential Election year just prior to the start of the Civil War, and all political interests were directed towards making their positions known, and in particular their views on slavery and state's rights. The Republican Party was a Northern party, strongly anti-slavery, that advocated the candidacy of Abraham Lincoln. This paper, The Republican Party – Its History… Read more about this item

It was the Presidential Election year just prior to the start of the Civil War, and the North and South were at odds, multiple canditates were seeking the Presidency, and political parties were emerging with various approaches to the slavery problem. The National Democratic Executive Committee tried to put their approach to the election before the public by this Address… Read more about this item

The question of slave vs. non-slave state was on the agenda, with arguments being made that Congress did not have any right to enter this fray, since the Constitution did not give them the power to legislate the living condition of the state's inhabitants. The Union of the Democracy - Resolutions of '98 -- Speech of Hon. N S Townshend,… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of the "Review of the Lysander Spooner's Essay on the Unconstitutionality of Slavery", Reprinted from the "Anti-Slavery Standard" with additions by Wendell Phillips was printed in 1847 by Andres & Prentiss in Boston. The booklet contains 95 pages, is bound in light brown paper covers, and measures approximately 5 1/2 x 9 inches. The covers are… Read more about this item

The "Anti-Slavery Reporter" containing Extracts From Clarkson's Thoughts on the Practicability, The Safety, And The Advantage To All Parties Concerned of the EMANCIPATION OF THE SLAVES, &c. &c., Vol. 1, No. 3 August 1833 was part of a monthly series of anti-slavery booklets. This copy was printed in and distributed from New York, but it probably used the same textual… Read more about this item

The struggle for Kansas to gain admission to the Union went on for a number of years. The attempt, under the Topeka Constitution of 1855, which called for Kansas to be a non-slave state, failed. In 1857 another attempt at statehood was made under the Lecompton Constitution. The Lecompton Constitution was the second of four proposed constitutions for the state… Read more about this item

The arguments relative to the admission of Kansas to the Union, and whether she would be a free or slave state, were many and varied. Mr. Pettit, in his Speech of Hon. John U. Pettit, of Indiana, on the Restoration of the Missouri Compromise. Delivered in the House of Representatives, August 2, 1856, tried a different approach to the problem.… Read more about this item

The Kansas Investigating committee consisted of three members. Two of them prepared a Majority Report, without any input from Mr. Oliver, the third member. That majority report was released and made available to the press, which made Mr. Oliver quite unhappy since he believed the majority report was flawed, misrepresented facts, and in general was completely biased and prejudicial. He… Read more about this item

The question of the admittance of Kansas to the Union was at the center of the slavery/anti-slavery disputes of the 1850s. This First Edition copy of the Speech of Hon. James H. Hammond, of South Carolina, on the Admission of Kansas, under the Lecompton Constitution. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 4, 1858 presented the Southern argument… Read more about this item

The struggle for Kansas to gain admission to the Union went on for a number of years. The attempt, under the Topeka Constitution of 1855, which called for Kansas to be a non-slave state, failed. In 1857 another attempt at statehood was made under the Lecompton Constitution. The Lecompton Constitution was the second of four proposed constitutions for the state… Read more about this item

The struggle for Kansas to gain admission to the Union went on for a number of years. The attempt, under the Topeka Constitution of 1855, which called for Kansas to be a non-slave state, failed. In 1857 another attempt at statehood was made under the Lecompton Constitution. The Lecompton Constitution was the second of four proposed constitutions for the state… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of the Memorial of the Senators and Representatives, and the Constitution of the State of Kansas; also, The Majority and Minority Reports of the Committee on Territories on the Said Constitutions – 1856 dealt with the time when Kansas was seeking admission to the Union, in the face of increasing antagonism between the proponents of slave… Read more about this item

The entry of Kansas into the Union was controversial, particularly relating to the issues of slavery. In this instance the question before the House was whether the Legislative Body of the Territory of Kansas had been properly established and had the authority to select a Delegate to the House for the purpose of participating in the discussions relating to the… Read more about this item

The issue of slavery in the United States grew substantially during the 1850's until it tore the nation apart with the Civil War in 1861. The public, both in the North and South, were confronted with speeches, protests, demonstrations and other actions from both sides of the issue. "The Crisis of Freedom" -- A Sermon preached at the Free Church,… Read more about this item

"They "Stoop to Conquer;" or, The English Swindle" -- Speech of Senator Wade, of Ohio. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, April 27, 1858 dealt with the Congressional debates about the admission of Kansas to the Union as a slave or non-slave State. One of the key issues was the resolution of the Constitution of Kansas; i.e. there… Read more about this item

In 1844, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the formation of the American Anti-Slavery Society, the Society published this four page document (identified as Penny Tracts - Number 1), Declaration of Sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Adopted at the Formation of said Society, in Philadelphia, on the 4th day of December, 1833. The document contains four sections,… Read more about this item

Mr. Rantoul was obviously very upset about the remarks that Mr. Davis had made in an earlier speech, which led to this Second Speech of Mr. Rantoul, of Massachusetts, on the Coalition in Massachusetts, delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, March 9, 1852 in Reply to Hon. George T. Davis. In this second speech, Mr. Rantoul… Read more about this item

The issue of slavery in the territories and the admission of Kansas to the Union contributed to the Letter of Francis P. Blair, Esq. To the Republican Association of Washington, DC – December 1, 1855. Mr. Blair was outspoken in his objection to the expansion of slavery to new areas, and his views, and letter, were welcomed by the Republicans.… Read more about this item