The American Heritage History of the Making of the NationAmerican Heritage Publishing Company; book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, 1968 - United States - 416 pages |
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Page 385
... Douglas had made no public comment on the Lecompton Constitution , but privately he let it be known that he would stand unalterably on his popular sovereignty principle , that he would never accept less than a fair vote in Kansas , that ...
... Douglas had made no public comment on the Lecompton Constitution , but privately he let it be known that he would stand unalterably on his popular sovereignty principle , that he would never accept less than a fair vote in Kansas , that ...
Page 386
... Douglas re- fused to have any part of it . In the fair and orderly elec- tion that followed , Kansas voters rejected the constitu- tion by 11,812 to 1,926 . Though the Lecompton controversy split the Demo- cratic party , it left Douglas ...
... Douglas re- fused to have any part of it . In the fair and orderly elec- tion that followed , Kansas voters rejected the constitu- tion by 11,812 to 1,926 . Though the Lecompton controversy split the Demo- cratic party , it left Douglas ...
Page 387
... Douglas reluctantly consented . The Lincoln - Douglas debates , held at a central point in seven congressional districts , were word battles of gi- ants ; and politics was still the great American diversion . Crowds converged from the ...
... Douglas reluctantly consented . The Lincoln - Douglas debates , held at a central point in seven congressional districts , were word battles of gi- ants ; and politics was still the great American diversion . Crowds converged from the ...
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