Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 Freedom and public faith: speech of William H. Seward, on the abrogation of the Missouri Compromise, in the Kansas and Nebraska bills.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.382 Author/Creator: Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1854 Pagination: 1 v. : 16 p. ; 22.8 x 14 cm. Order a Copy
Printed by Buell & Blanchard, printers. Removed from previous binding. Contains stamp "Withdrawn from Watkinson Library Trinity College." Argues "The general authority of Congress over the Territories is one wisely confided to the National Legislature, to save young and growing communities from the dangers which beset them in their state of pupilage, and to prevent them from adopting any policy that shall be at war with their own lasting interests..."
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