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"They "Stoop to Conquer;" or, The English Swindle" -- Speech of Senator Wade, of Ohio. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, April 27, 1858 dealt with the Congressional debates about the admission of Kansas to the Union as a slave or non-slave State. One of the key issues was the resolution of the Constitution of Kansas; i.e. there… Read more about this item

John A. Andrew had been a radical abolitionist of slavery and well respected Governor of Massachusetts. Upon his death, the State decided to honor his memory by placing his statue in the Doric Hall of the State House. This copy of Ceremonials at the Unveiling of the Statue of Governor John A. Andrew At the State House, Tuesday, February 14th,… Read more about this item

The issue of Slavery in the United States was approaching the point where the North and South would go to war. Frank Blair, who was anti-slavery, felt he found the way to a peaceful solution to the problem in the words of Thomas Jefferson, who had written "...The second object, and the most interesting to us, as coming home to… Read more about this item

It was the year 1856, and the bill to authorize the people of the Territory of Kansas to form a constitution and State government, preparatory to their admission into the Union when they have the requisite population, being under consideration. George E. Pugh took this opportunity to present his speech on the Condition of Affairs in Kansas Territory, Delivered in… Read more about this item

This copy of the Speech of James Dixon, of Connecticut, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 9, 1858 contributes to our understanding the legislative battles between the North and South in regard to the expansion of slavery to the Territories and, particularly, the attempts of Kansas to be accepted as a State in the Union while insisting… Read more about this item

In the years building up to the Civil War, there were continuing searches by anti-slavery proponents for solutions to the slavery problem involving moving the black population to lands where they could live in freedom while still contributing to the interests of the United States. This paper, The Central American Question, Speech of Hon. Eli Thayer of Massachusetts, Delivered in… Read more about this item

The economic status of the United States in 1842 was presented in this copy of the Annual Address delivered before the Board of Trade of the City of Pittsburgh, on 24th January, 1842 by A. W. Loomis, Esq. The address is contained in a 35 page booklet measuring approximately 6 x 9 inches. The booklet was published in 1842 by… Read more about this item

This paper is the stenographic report on the Argument of Hon. J. B. Foraker in Answer to Hon. Theodore Horstman, Corporation Counsel, in support of House Bill No. 1113, commonly known as the Graft Bill, in the Senate Chamber at Columbus, Ohio, on the evening of February 8, 1893, before the Hamilton County delegation and other members of the General… Read more about this item

This 7 x 10 inch black and white photograph shows President Franklin D. Roosevelt seated at his desk, surrounded by a group of prominent government colleagues, as he signs the Social Security Act of 1935. The representatives surrounding the president are identified by name and background information in the illustration accompanying this description. This offering provides both the photograph and the… Read more about this item

Pat the Politician, A Political Pull and Poke Parody was published in 2004 by The Imagineering Company, LLC of San Francisco, CA and printed in China. It is described, on the book's back cover, as "Pat the Politician is a hilarious, bi-partisan political parody of the best-selling children's classic Pat the Bunny. It's a modern day take-off, ideal for today's… Read more about this item

The question of slave vs. non-slave state was on the agenda, with arguments being made that Congress did not have any right to enter this fray, since the Constitution did not give them the power to legislate the living condition of the state's inhabitants. The Union of the Democracy - Resolutions of '98 -- Speech of Hon. N S Townshend,… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of the "Review of the Lysander Spooner's Essay on the Unconstitutionality of Slavery", Reprinted from the "Anti-Slavery Standard" with additions by Wendell Phillips was printed in 1847 by Andres & Prentiss in Boston. The booklet contains 95 pages, is bound in light brown paper covers, and measures approximately 5 1/2 x 9 inches. The covers are… Read more about this item

The "Anti-Slavery Reporter" containing Extracts From Clarkson's Thoughts on the Practicability, The Safety, And The Advantage To All Parties Concerned of the EMANCIPATION OF THE SLAVES, &c. &c., Vol. 1, No. 3 August 1833 was part of a monthly series of anti-slavery booklets. This copy was printed in and distributed from New York, but it probably used the same textual… Read more about this item

This copy of "Texas, And Her Relations With Mexico" - Speech of Robert Dale Owen, of Indiana, Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States on Jan. 8, 1845 is an eight page document, without covers, measuring approximately 6 x 9 inches, that records Mr. Owen's presentation to the House's Committee of the Whole on the State of… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of Realist Thought from Weber to Kissinger, by Michael Joseph Smith was published in 1987 by the Louisiana State University Press as part of its Political Traditions in Foreign Policies Series. The book, which measures approximately 6 ¼ inches wide by 9 ¼ inches tall by 1 inch thick, contains xii pages of preliminary material plus… Read more about this item

The Genealogischer Calender auf das Yahr 1787 mit Kupferningezierets und mit Genehmigung der Königlichen Academie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin herausgegeben (Genealogical Calendar On the year 1787 with copper engravings and with the approval of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Berlin) was published in Berlin for the year 1787. The book, which measures approximately 2 ½ x 4 inches, contains… Read more about this item

The question as to whether President Hayes had reneged and acted in opposition to the promises and commitments to the Republican Party that had sponsored his candidacy, in respect to his dealings with the Southern States, is discussed in "The Southern Question" A View of the Policy and Constitutional Powers of the President, as to The Southern States., by J.P.… Read more about this item

The struggle for Kansas to gain admission to the Union went on for a number of years. The attempt, under the Topeka Constitution of 1855, which called for Kansas to be a non-slave state, failed. In 1857 another attempt at statehood was made under the Lecompton Constitution. The Lecompton Constitution was the second of four proposed constitutions for the state… Read more about this item

The arguments relative to the admission of Kansas to the Union, and whether she would be a free or slave state, were many and varied. Mr. Pettit, in his Speech of Hon. John U. Pettit, of Indiana, on the Restoration of the Missouri Compromise. Delivered in the House of Representatives, August 2, 1856, tried a different approach to the problem.… Read more about this item

The Kansas Investigating committee consisted of three members. Two of them prepared a Majority Report, without any input from Mr. Oliver, the third member. That majority report was released and made available to the press, which made Mr. Oliver quite unhappy since he believed the majority report was flawed, misrepresented facts, and in general was completely biased and prejudicial. He… Read more about this item