McLean, John, 1785-1861 to Lewis Cass

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GLC#
GLC06211
Type
Letters
Date
1857/07/25
Author/Creator
McLean, John, 1785-1861
Title
to Lewis Cass
Place Written
Cincinnati, Ohio
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 19 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Expresses his hopes that Robert Walker, the territorial governor of Kansas, would not use military force against the pro-slavery people of Lawrence, Kansas, and reflects on James Madison's wise refusal to send a military force to the Hartford Convention during the War of 1812. Insists that "One decision of a court will overturn all that [Kansas slavery advocates] could do," and cites the demise of the New Court party in Kentucky. Lewis Cass was then vice-president. McLean was a supreme court justice. Letter shows docketing in Cass's hand.

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