The crime against Kansas : the apologies for the crime. The true remedy. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, in the Senate of the United States, 19th and 20th May, 1856 : manuscript, 1856.

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The crime against Kansas : the apologies for the crime. The true remedy. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, in the Senate of the United States, 19th and 20th May, 1856 : manuscript, 1856.

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Speech delivered in the Senate condemning the Southern expansion of slavery and the force used in compelling Kansas to be a slave state. In the course of the speech, Sumner ridicules South Carolina Senator Andrew Butler.

1 v. (177 leaves) ; 34 cm.

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Williams, J. M. S.

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Butler, A. P. (Andrew Pickens), 1796-1857

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Andrew Pickens Butler, a South Carolina attorney and politician, was the son of William Butler. Born in Virginia, William Butler later lived in South Carolina and was an officer in the U.S. Continental Army, a plantation owner, and a politician. William Butler was the son of Captain James Butler (ca. 1738-1781). From the description of Sketch of the life of General William Butler, 1857-1893. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144910 Judge Andrew P...

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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