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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05116.19 |
| From Archive Folder | Pamphlets related to the extension of slavery and the Kansas-Nebraska dispute [Decimalized .01-.20] |
| Title | The border ruffian code in Kansas |
| Date | 1856 |
| Author | Greeley & McElrath (1841-1866) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Published by the Tribune Office in New York City. Includes an examination of the "The character of the Code of pretended Laws enacted by the bogus Territorial Legislature of Kansas- a Legislature notoriously forced upon the people of that territory, at the hands of invading ruffians from Missouri, using the persuasive arguments of the Bowie-Knife and Revolver..." Includes a presentation of the Presidential platforms of 1856 and the acceptance speeches of John C. Fremont, James Buchanan, and Millard Fillmore for their respective nominations. Final page displays a map of the United States with shading to indicate slave states, free states, and territories. |
| Subjects | Politics President Government and Civics Slavery African American History Abolition Westward Expansion Election Missouri Compromise Statehood Bleeding Kansas Law Mobs and Riots Weaponry |
| People | Fre´mont, John Charles (1813-1890) Buchanan, James (1791-1868) Fillmore, Millard (1800-1874) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| 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 | The Kansas question. Speech of Hon. Thomas Bocock, of Virginia, in the House of Representatives, March 8, 1858. |