The Lecompton Constitution
by Speech Of Hon. James Harlan Of Iowa, Delivered In The United States Senate, January 26Th, 1859
This volume preserves Senator James Harlan of Iowa’s January 26, 1859, speech in the United States Senate concerning the Lecompton Constitution. It provides a concise primary source for readers interested in nineteenth-century American history, congressional debate, and the political and legal questions surrounding the document.
About This Book
The Lecompton Constitution presents the speech of James Harlan of Iowa, delivered in the United States Senate on January 26, 1859.
The work focuses on the Lecompton Constitution, a subject addressed in the context of American political and legal history.
As a primary-source speech, it offers period language and congressional argument for readers studying nineteenth-century United States affairs.
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