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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08940 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1859 |
| Title | Popular Sovereignty in the Territories: Judge Douglas in Reply to Judge Black |
| Date | October 1859 |
| Author | Douglas, Stephen Arnold (1813-1861) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Responds at length to the criticisms of his position on popular sovereignty by Attorney General Jeremiah S. Black. Emphasizes that he would "never vote for a slave code in the Territories by Congress." First edition with original free franked envelope Douglas used to send it to Samuel Arnold of Haddam, Connecticut. |
| Subjects | Politics Congress Westward Expansion Government and Civics African American History Slavery Election |
| People | Douglas, Stephen Arnold (1813-1861) Black, Jeremiah Sullivan (1810-1883) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |