NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. SPEECH OF MR. BRECKINRIDGE, OF KENTUCKY, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 23, 1854, DELIVERED IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION

  • [Washington: Congressional Globe Office, 1854
By Breckinridge, John
[Washington: Congressional Globe Office, 1854. 8pp. Caption title, as issued. Spine reinforced, Very Good.

The future Vice President under James Buchanan and Confederate General speaks in favor of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which would roll back the Missouri Compromise's prohibition on slavery north of the Compromise line, and permit the inhabitants of each territory to decide for themselves whether to exclude slavery.
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NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. SPEECH OF MR. BRECKINRIDGE, OF KENTUCKY, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 23, 1854, DELIVERED IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION

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Breckinridge, John

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Congressional Globe Office: [Washington

Date

1854


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