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Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885 The "Laws" of Kansas. Speech of the Hon. Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05116.15 Author/Creator: Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 21 June 1856 Pagination: 1 v. : 16 p. : Height: 22.1 cm, Width: 13.8 cm Order a Copy

Colfax, a United States Representative from Indiana, writes "The only relief possible, if Kansas is not promptly admitted as a State, which I hope may be effected, is in a change of the Administration and of the party that so recklessly misrules the land; and that will furnish an effectual relief." Speech delivered in Washington, D.C. in the House of Representatives. Location of printing is unknown.

Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885

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