Howard, William Alanson (1813-1880) Subduing freedom in Kansas. Report of the Congressional Committee, presented in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 1, 1856.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05116.16 Author/Creator: Howard, William Alanson (1813-1880) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1 July 1856 Pagination: 1 v. : 32 p. ; 22.8 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy
Presented in the House of Representatives, published in New York by the Tribune Office. Howard and Sherman report the committee's findings on Kansas's struggle for admission to the Union: "It cannot be doubted that if its condition as a free Territory had been left undisturbed by Congress, its settlement would have been rapid, peaceful and prosperous. Its climate, soil, and its easy access to the older settlements would have made it the favored course for the tide of emigration constantly flowing to the West, and, by this time, it would have been admitted into the Union as a Free State, without the least sectional excitement. If so organized, none but the kindest feeling could have existed between it and the adjoining State." 31 pages of text followed by one page of Tribune advertisements.
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