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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.202 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1856 |
| Title | James Buchanan, his doctrines and policy as exhibited by himself and friends |
| Date | 1856 |
| Author | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Attacks Buchanan as a Southern supporter using letters and speeches from Buchanan himself and his supporters. Includes editor headings as charges against Buchanan, such as "Mr. Buchanan in favor of seizing Cuba" "If you can't buy Cuba, steal it" and "Always Faithful to Slavery." Published by Greeley & McElrath at the Tribune Office. Dated as 1856 by David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC. Sewn binding. |
| Subjects | President Election Caribbean Slavery African American History Politics Government and Civics |
| People | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) Wise, Henry Alexander (1806-1876) Brown, Albert Gallatin (1813-1880) Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869) Brooks, Preston Smith (1819-1857) Fillmore, Millard (1800-1874) Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) Greeley, Horace (1811-1872) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Preston Brooks was a Democratic Representative from South Carolina who served from 1853-1856. Brooks is most notorious for attacking fellow Congressman, Republican Senator Charles Sumner, who served from 1851-1874, on the Senate floor with his cane. Albert G. Brown was the former governor of Mississippi and served as both a Democratic Representative and Senator of the same state from 1847-1860. Henry A. Wise was a Whig Representative from Virginia who served from 1833-1844 and later became the governor of the same state. Horace Greeley was the founder of the New Yorker and the New York Tribune and also served as a Whig Representative from 1847-1848. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |