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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06232.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1858 |
| Title | Report of the select committee on slavery, the Dred Scott decision, and the action of the Federal Government thereon, submitted Thursday, Nov. 18, 1858 |
| Date | 18 November 1858 |
| Author | Vermont. General Assembly. House of Representatives (1858) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed by Eliakim Persons Walton. "We plant ourselves, then, on this Constitution, and there we are determined to stand, firmly, unflinchingly, unmoved and unterrified by the combined assaults of Federal or of the Slave Power, whether manifested in fugitive or Nebraska Acts, Presidential Proclamations or Dred Scott decisions." |
| Subjects | Dred Scott Slavery African American History Judiciary Supreme Court Government and Civics US Constitution Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave Presidential Speeches and Proclamations President Bleeding Kansas |
| People | Walton, E. P. (Eliakim Persons) (1812-1890) |
| Place written | Montpelier, Vermont |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Law; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |