- Failure of Political Compromises
Dred Scott Decision - Taney | |
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Southern Chivalry
Note: Southern Chivalry - Argument versus Club's
On May 19 and 20, 1856 Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionist from Massachusetts, delivered a long speech entitled "The Crime Against Kansas." The occasion was the Senate debate over the Kansas-Nebraska bill. Sumner attacked pro-slavery men as "hirelings from the drunken spew and vomit of an uneasy civilization." He then went on to insult South Carolina and one of its Senators, the well-liked Senator Andrew Butler.
Two days after the speech, Butler's kinsman, Preston Brooks, himself a member of the House of Representatives, burst in to the Senate chambers and beat Sumner with a cane. Sumner's injuries were serious enough that he had to retire from the Senate for three years. Sympathetic Southerners sent brooks dozen of gold-headed canes to replace the one he broke over Sumner's's head. Northerners published thousands of copies of Sumner's speech and vilified "Bully Brooks."
On May 19 and 20, 1856 Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionist from Massachusetts, delivered a long speech entitled "The Crime Against Kansas." The occasion was the Senate debate over the Kansas-Nebraska bill. Sumner attacked pro-slavery men as "hirelings from the drunken spew and vomit of an uneasy civilization." He then went on to insult South Carolina and one of its Senators, the well-liked Senator Andrew Butler.
Two days after the speech, Butler's kinsman, Preston Brooks, himself a member of the House of Representatives, burst in to the Senate chambers and beat Sumner with a cane. Sumner's injuries were serious enough that he had to retire from the Senate for three years. Sympathetic Southerners sent brooks dozen of gold-headed canes to replace the one he broke over Sumner's's head. Northerners published thousands of copies of Sumner's speech and vilified "Bully Brooks."
Kansas - Nebraska act
Note: When the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was passed, the Missouri Compromise Line of 1820 was repealed. The act organized the Kansas-Nebraska territories on the principle of popular sovereignty. This meant that white settlers moving into the territories from the North and the South would decide if Kansas and/or Nebraska would be free or slave. A bitter contest followed between pro-slavery and anti-slavery supports for the control of Kansas.
Kansas-Neb Act | |
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A House Divided Speech by Lincoln | |
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