Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 to William P. Fessenden

GLC02286

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GLC#
GLC02286
Type
Letters
Date
March 4, 1858
Author/Creator
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
Title
to William P. Fessenden
Place Written
Columbus, Ohio
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 21 cm, Width: 13 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Praises a speech of Fessenden and mentions that in order for the Republicans to win the election in 1860, they will need to keep together on their own principles. Comments on the opinions of Stephen Douglas, "The Douglas notion of a popular Sovereignty incapable during the whole period of territorial existence of freeing itself from slavery and then, at the initiative of State existence indifferent whether slave or free, but only asking the privilege of saying which, will never do to form a party upon." Written as Governor of Ohio on State of Ohio, Executive Department stationery.

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