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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05116.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Pamphlets related to the extension of slavery and the Kansas-Nebraska dispute [Decimalized .01-.20] |
| Title | Speech of Hon. R. E. Fenton of New York on Democratic tests, and the Nebraska Bill |
| Date | 15 February 1854 |
| Author | Fenton, Reuben Eaton (1819-1885) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed at the Congressional Globe Office. Disbound. Representative Fenton states, "...the bill under consideration, although negative on its face, is affirmative in its character for the spread of slavery. A principle, sir, I cannot sustain, nor will, I believe, the people of this country sustain it." |
| Subjects | President Congress Politics Abolition Slavery African American History Westward Expansion Missouri Compromise Statehood Bleeding Kansas Government and Civics |
| People | Fenton, Reuben Eaton (1819-1885) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Law; Government & Politics; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Proceedings of a public meeting of the citizens of Providence |