. 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. THADDEUS WENDELL PHILLIPS. 427 428 . POLITICAL HISTORY OF mission of the Constitution to the people, Aug. 2, 1858, it wasrejected by an
. 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. THADDEUS WENDELL PHILLIPS. 427 428 . POLITICAL HISTORY OF mission of the Constitution to the people, Aug. 2, 1858, it wasrejected by an overwhelming majority. Minnesota became aState in the Union, May 11, 1858. Congress adjourned, June 14,1858. THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRFSSS^coxv^. Session.—Met , 1858. The session was barren of political results, thoughmuch discussion was had over slavery, the disposition of publiclands among heads of families, afterwards known as the Home-stead policy, and the appropriation of public lands for schoolpurposes. Oregon entered the Union, Feb. 14, 1859. Congressadjourned sine die, March 3, 1859. AN EXCITING 5ra/Jffii?.—The supreme topic was slavery,and Kansas was the pivot on which it turned. The rejection ofthe Lecompton Constitution with slavery gave opportunity foranother convention, at Wyandot, July, 1859, which drafted theWyandot Constitution without slavery. This was ratified by thepeople, by a majority of 4,000. It was the Constitution underwhich Kansas w
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