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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.379 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1854 |
| Title | Speech of Hon. S. A. Douglas, of Illinois, in the Senate, January 30, 1854, on the Nebraska Territory |
| Date | 30 January 1854 |
| Author | Douglas, Stephen Arnold (1813-1861) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Douglas says, "Is not the question involved the simple one, whether the people of the Territories shall be allowed to do as they please upon the question of slavery, subject only to the limitations of the Constitution? That is all the bill provides; and it does so in clear, explicit, and unequivocal terms." |
| Subjects | Law US Constitution African American History Slavery Westward Expansion Missouri Compromise Government and Civics Congress |
| People | Douglas, Stephen Arnold (1813-1861) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Law; 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 |