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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03167 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1857 |
| Title | Campaign Democrat Extra. No. 2: On Kansas Affairs |
| Date | 18 December 1857 |
| Author | Douglas, Stephen Arnold (1813-1861) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Complete text of Douglas's report from the Committee on Territories to the United States Senate on 18 December 1857. With a new bill proposing specific guidelines for authorizing the Kansas territory to form a constitution to prepare for admittance to the Union. This report was evidence of Douglas's disapproval of the notorious pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution proposed for Kansas, which was endorsed by President James Buchanan. Douglas, hoping to save his Senate seat in the 1858 election, opposed the administration not because it sanctioned slavery in Kansas, but because it violated his standard of popular sovereignty. In doing so, he seriously damaged his reputation in the South. Printed in four columns front and back. |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Frontiers and Exploration Politics Government and Civics Election Bleeding Kansas State Constitution Statehood Congress |
| People | Douglas, Stephen Arnold (1813-1861) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | This report was evidence of Douglas's disapproval of the notorious pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution in Kansas that was endorsed by President James Buchanan. Douglas was up for reelection in 1858 and hoping to save his senate seat, opposed the administration not because it sanctioned slavery in Kansas but because it violated his standard of popular sovereignty. In doing this, he seriously damaged his reputation in the South. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |