Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 No slavery in Nebraska: no slavery in the nation: slavery an outlaw. Speech of Gerrit Smith, on the Nebraska Bill.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05116.06 Author/Creator: Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 6 April 1854 Pagination: 1 v. : 24 p. ; 22.1 x 13.6 cm. Order a Copy
Representative Smith states, "I am opposed to the bill for organizing the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas, which has come to us from the Senate, because, in the first place, it insults colored men, and the Maker of all men, by limiting suffrage to white men... in the second place, it limits suffrage to persons, who have acquired citizenship... in the third place, because, it is so drawn, as to convey the deceptive idea... that the bill recognizes the doctrine of non-intervention."
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