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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08541 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1856 |
| Title | Modern "Democracy," the ally of slavery. Speech of Hon. M. W. Tappan of New Hampshire, in the House of Representatives, July 29, 1856 |
| Date | 29 July 1856 |
| Author | Tappan, Mason Weare (1817-1886) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed by Greeley & McElrath (the New York Tribune). Tappan, a United States Representative from New Hampshire, declares, "There is... but one hope left for Freedom in Kansas, and that the people of this country are about to avail themselves of. It is, to wrest from the hands of the slave Democracy the power they have abused, and vest it in those who will bring back the Administration of the Government to the early policy of its founders!" |
| Subjects | Republican Party Democratic Party Politics Government and Civics Election Bleeding Kansas Abolition Slavery African American History |
| People | Tappan, Mason Weare (1817-1886) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |