Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 to Ezra B. Chase

GLC00529.06

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Type
Letters
Date
November 7, 1851
Author/Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Title
to Ezra B. Chase
Place Written
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Buchanan states his position on slavery and the legal implications of enslaved people seeking emancipation. Buchanan strongly supports the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act, and believes it will reduce sectional strife. He is "decidedly in favor of 'the finality' of the compromise measures" and finds that the Compromise favors the North, except for the Fugitive Slave Law. Mentions the Democrats of Pennsylvania repealed a law preventing jails providing shelter to enslaved people on the run. He has received many congratulations from the South for his work on this cause. He concludes with election news. Written at Wheatland, Buchanan's estate in Lancaster.

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