Life of Stephen A. Douglas

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His cherished doctrine had been embodied in a ghastly abortion.
His pledge to the people had been shamelessly broken. While the course of honor happened to be that of prudence, Douglas was not incapable of choosing it from pure and unselfish patriotism.
The people of Kansas, outraged by the proceed- ings of the Convention, in large numbers petitioned the Governor to call a special session of the legis- lature to remedy the wrong. He summoned it to Life of Stephen A. Douglas. 129 meet December 7
...th and it at once ordered the whole Constitution submitted to the people on January 4th.
The election ordered by the Convention was held on December 21st. The free-State people declined to vote. "The Constitution with slavery" carried by a vote of 6,143 to 589. On January 4th the pro-slavery men took part in the election of State officers, but refused to vote on the Constitution, holding that the legislature had no power to submit it. More than ten thousand votes were cast against the Constitution and another set of officers for an imaginary state elected.


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