Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 Speech of Gerrit Smith in the Kansas meeting, at the capitol in Albany, March 13th 1856.

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Documents
Date
March 13, 1856
Author/Creator
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Title
Speech of Gerrit Smith in the Kansas meeting, at the capitol in Albany, March 13th 1856.
Place Written
Albany, New York
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 31.2 cm, Width: 19.2 cm

At the Capitol in Albany. Criticizes Missouri aid societies that offer large bounties to proslavery inhabitants of Kansas. Deplores the allowance of slavery in Missouri, referring to the Missouri Compromise as liberty bargaining with slavery. Also condemns violation of the Compromise. Declares, "The right ballots could kill slavery this year. But delay a few years, and it will take bayonets to do it."

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