A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . incipalevents of his administration werethe establishment of a state bank-ing system which gave Missouribetter banking facilities, the cre-ation of the office of state bank examiner to inspect banks,and the Kansas Border Troubles. The Kansas Border Troubles immediately followed thevictory of the antislavery settlers in Kansas. Missourians hadceased invading Kansas and Kansans now began to invade Mis-souri, especially southwest Missouri. Tliey raided with armedban
A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . incipalevents of his administration werethe establishment of a state bank-ing system which gave Missouribetter banking facilities, the cre-ation of the office of state bank examiner to inspect banks,and the Kansas Border Troubles. The Kansas Border Troubles immediately followed thevictory of the antislavery settlers in Kansas. Missourians hadceased invading Kansas and Kansans now began to invade Mis-souri, especially southwest Missouri. Tliey raided with armedbands the western border counties of Missouri, carried offslaves, robbed the citizens, destroyed property, and killed inno-cent people. Sometimes their invasions were repelled, at othertimes they left only when they could carry off no more plun-der. Missourians called them Jayhawkers. Some foughtsolely against slavery, but most of them were rascals, thieves,and robbers. Finally, Governor Stewart called out the Mis-souri militia, and the Kansas and the United States Govern-ment sent troops to put an end to such conditions. In 1860. ROBERT M. STEWART Missouri Politics, 1844-1860 143 quiei was again restored to be followed in 1861 with war be-tween the states. The Election of 1860 and the Division of Parties The election of 1860 is one of the most important inAmerican history. It marked the break-up of the old parties,the rise of the Republican party to national power, and, by theelection of Lincoln to the presidency, led to the secession ofthe southern states. However, in Missouri, it showed the re-markable organization of the state Democratic party, the vot-ing strength of the conservative Whigs who now voted for thenew Constitutional Union party, and, most important, an over-whelming desire by Missourians for peace, compromise, andconservatism. Missourians knew by experience what radicalproslavery or radical antislavery policy meant. Either led towar. Missourians also knew the eff
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