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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05116.13 |
| From Archive Folder | Pamphlets related to the extension of slavery and the Kansas-Nebraska dispute [Decimalized .01-.20] |
| Title | Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts. In the Senate of the United States, May 19, 1856. |
| Date | 19 May 1856 |
| Author | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Sumner's speech was delivered in Washington, D.C. and published by the New York Tribune in New York City. Last page advertises and lists prices for different issues of the Tribune. Sumner declares, "...I fearlessly assert that the wrongs of much abused Sicily, thus memorable in history, were small by the side of the wrongs of Kansas, where the very shrines of popular institutions more sacred than heathen altar, have been desecrated; where the ballot-box, more precious than any work, has been plundered." Opposes what he calls the forcible introduction of slavery in Kansas, and its protection "under the formal safeguards of pretended law." |
| Subjects | President Congress Politics Abolition Slavery African American History Westward Expansion Missouri Compromise Statehood Bleeding Kansas Government and Civics Law Classical World and Ancient Civilization |
| People | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Law; Government & Politics; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Delivered two days before the raid of Lawrence, Kansas. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | The Crime Against Kansas. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts. In the Senate of the United States, May 19, 1856. |