A history of the United States . d the poorer whitepeople to a condition ofabject misery. The bookdid much to arouse thefears of the Southern slaveowners. KANSAS AND UTAH. 423. Buchanans Weak-ness. — Meanwhile, Presi-dent Buchanan had beenshowing in many ways thathe did not realize the grav-ity of the situation. Hewas an old man and inclined to rely on Democratic leaders of strong pro-slavery , although himself a Northerner, he had little support fromhis own section. His Cabinet contained four Southerners,while the Secretary of State, General Cass, was a sympathizerwith the So
A history of the United States . d the poorer whitepeople to a condition ofabject misery. The bookdid much to arouse thefears of the Southern slaveowners. KANSAS AND UTAH. 423. Buchanans Weak-ness. — Meanwhile, Presi-dent Buchanan had beenshowing in many ways thathe did not realize the grav-ity of the situation. Hewas an old man and inclined to rely on Democratic leaders of strong pro-slavery , although himself a Northerner, he had little support fromhis own section. His Cabinet contained four Southerners,while the Secretary of State, General Cass, was a sympathizerwith the Southern attitude toward the slavery question. 1 Born, 1811; died, 1896. Was daughter of Rev. Lyman Beeeher, and sisterof Henry Ward Beeeher; married Professor Calvin E. Stowe in 1836; residedin Cincinnati, where slie liad opportunities of acquiring considerable knowl-edge of Southern life; was stirred by the Fugitive Slave Law to write UncleToms Cabin; wrote many other novels and was until her death an importantliterary Harriet Beecher 330 ADMINISTRATION OF BUCHANAN, 1857-1861. [§424 Eventually this Cabinet was broken up and a stronger oneobtained (§ 441), but not before many of the departments,especially those of War and of the Treasury, were reduced toa state of great disorganization. Indeed, so badly were thefinances of the nation managed, that treasury notes had to beissued in order that national insolvency might be more than once President Buchanan proposed to Con-gress that Cuba should be purchased, and recommended otherrash legislation, which, if carried out, would probably have ledto a war with Mexico and the states of Central America. 424. Affairs in Kansas. — One of Buchanans most importantappointments was that of Robert J. Walker of Mississippi, who had been Secre-r tary of the Treasury under Polk, as gov-ernor of understoodthat he was to ceasetrying to force slav-ery upon the Kansassettlers, but wasrather to attempt to
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