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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06211 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1857 |
| Title | John McLean to Lewis Cass regarding Kansas |
| Date | 25 July 1857 |
| Author | McLean, John (1785-1861) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Expresses his hopes that Robert Walker, the territorial governor of Kansas, would not use military force against the pro-slavery people of Lawrence, Kansas, and reflects on James Madison's wise refusal to send a military force to the Hartford Convention during the War of 1812. Insists that "One decision of a court will overturn all that [Kansas slavery advocates] could do," and cites the demise of the New Court party in Kentucky. Lewis Cass was then vice-president. McLean was a supreme court justice. Letter shows docketing in Cass's hand. |
| Subjects | African American History Supreme Court Judiciary Law Bleeding Kansas Slavery Westward Expansion State Constitution President War of 1812 Politics Military History Government and Civics Hartford Convention |
| People | McLean, John (1785-1861) Cass, Lewis (1782-1866) Madison, James (1751-1836) |
| Place written | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Theme | African Americans; Law; Westward Expansion; War of 1812; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |