. The political history of the United States : or, popular sovereignty and citizenship; birth and growth of the colonies; march to independence; constitutional government; presidents and administrations; congresses and political measures; party platforms and principles; rise and fall of parties. Questions of the hour-civil service reform, polygamy, prohibition, surplus revenue, tariff and free trade, arguments for and against, review of tariff acts. JOHN J. 28 EDWARD EVERETT. 433 434 POLITICAL HISTORY OF some of the less hasty cotton States to retrace their steps. Con-gress did no
. The political history of the United States : or, popular sovereignty and citizenship; birth and growth of the colonies; march to independence; constitutional government; presidents and administrations; congresses and political measures; party platforms and principles; rise and fall of parties. Questions of the hour-civil service reform, polygamy, prohibition, surplus revenue, tariff and free trade, arguments for and against, review of tariff acts. JOHN J. 28 EDWARD EVERETT. 433 434 POLITICAL HISTORY OF some of the less hasty cotton States to retrace their steps. Con-gress did not accept its measures, but passed what was knownas the Douglas amendment to the constitution, which affirmedthe popular sovereignty method of dealing with slavery in theTerritories, and raised a guarantee of non-interference with slaver}^in the States. This amendment was never submitted to theStates or people, owing to the rapid secession of the States andthe beginning of hostilities. As the Southern States seceded (see below), their members ofCongress withdrew. The Republican majority became strongin both Houses, Kansas was admitted as a free State under theWyandot Constitution, Jan. 29, 1861. Other Territories, asNevada, Colorado and Dakota, were organized, without mentionof slavery, so as to avoid conflict with the Dred Scott Republican majority took advanced ground relative to thepowers vested in the Constitution and Congress. The doctrinethat t
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