The Constitutional and Political History of the United States, Volume 5: 1854-1856: Kansas-Nebraska Bill - Buchanan's Election

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The Constitutional and Political History of the United States, Volume 5: 1854-1856: Kansas-Nebraska Bill - Buchanan's Election

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THE

COXSTITUTIOXAL A^•D

POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE

UNITED STATES. BY Dr. H. vox

HOLST,

PKOFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FREICCRG.

TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY

JOHN

J.

LALOR

^/c\ ^ 18-54-1856.

KANSAS-NEBKASKA BILL — BUCHANAN'S ELECTION.

CHICAGO:

CALLAGHAX

.^c

1SS5.

COMPANY.

Entererl, according to

Act of Congress, in the year 1885,

By Callaghan & In the

(Jllice ol

Co.,

the Librarian of Congress, in W'ubhington.

COXTEXTS. CHAPTER Fruitless Efforts at A^sexatiox.

I.

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The Kansas-Nebraska Bill (ind the Annexation Fever. Attacks on The Attitude of Pierce. The Gadsden Treaty. Greytown. England and the Cuban Question. The Annexation QuesMarshall's Resolution. Pierre Soule's tion more actively discussed. and Marcy's Instructions. The Black Warrior Episode. — The Message of the 15th of March.—The Instructions of the 3rd of April.— The ProMexico. Cuba.





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ject of





Clingman and Perkins.

—Slidell's



Resolution of

May

1st.



The "Africanization"' Alarm and Clayton's Criticism of it. The Demands of Mall arj- and the Richmond Enquirer. Quitman at the Head of the Filibusters. Pierce's Attitude. Soul