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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05116.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Pamphlets related to the extension of slavery and the Kansas-Nebraska dispute [Decimalized .01-.20] |
| Title | Speech of Hon. William H. Seward for the immediate admission of Kansas into the Union; Delivered in the Senate of the United States, April 9, 1856 |
| Date | 9 April 1856 |
| Author | Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed at the Congressional Globe Office. Signed by J. I. Werner on cover. Seward states, "I will grant, for the sake of the argument, that with Federal battalions you can carry slavery into Kansas, and maintain it there. Are you quite confident that this republican form of government can then be upheld and preserved? You will then yourselves have introduced the Trojan horse. No republican government ever has endured, with standing armies maintained in its bosom to enforce submission to its laws... In extending slavery into Kansas, therefore, by arms, you will subvert the liberties of the people." Cover page is separated from binding. |
| Subjects | President Congress Politics Abolition Slavery African American History Westward Expansion Missouri Compromise Statehood Bleeding Kansas Military History Standing Army Government and Civics |
| People | Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) Werner, J. I. (fl. 1856) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Law; Government & Politics; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Seward was a United States Senator from New York 1849-1860. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts. In the Senate of the United States, May 19, 1856. |