A history of the United States for schools . generally remained aloof from it. When the anti-slaveryelements were taken out of the Democratic party, itbecame more and more subservient to southern policy,and gradually added to its ranks the pro-slavery those days, the Republicans were always called bytheir opponents Black Republicans, as having anaffinity for men with black skins. Heretofore, settlers had moved out to the westernfrontier for their own private reasons. Now it hadbecome an object with politicians to hurry settlers for-ward, and the competition between North and South^, ^
A history of the United States for schools . generally remained aloof from it. When the anti-slaveryelements were taken out of the Democratic party, itbecame more and more subservient to southern policy,and gradually added to its ranks the pro-slavery those days, the Republicans were always called bytheir opponents Black Republicans, as having anaffinity for men with black skins. Heretofore, settlers had moved out to the westernfrontier for their own private reasons. Now it hadbecome an object with politicians to hurry settlers for-ward, and the competition between North and South^, ^ , soon led to blows. The struggle took place The fight , &t> f for Kan- in Kansas because that territory was the near-est to the slave states. From Missouri andArkansas squatters went in, while, on the other hand,anti-slavery societies in the North subscribed money tofit out parties of emigrants. The first trial of squattersovereignty began in bloody fights between pro-slaveryand anti-slavery squatters, each trying to keep the other. 132, ^33- SLAVERY AND SECESSION. 36r
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