Publications of the Kansas State Historical Society, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from Publications of the Kansas State Historical Society, Vol. 2: Embracing Recollections of Early Days in KansasAs the Kansas con¿ict was the result of a crucial experiment entered upon to harmonize two irreconcilable political forces that threatened the dissolution of the Union, all the features of the con¿ict, with the minor elements that entered into it, become of deep interest, not only from their dramatic phases, but as a means of determining the value of political forces and the practical operation of the principles of self-government.The act of Congress, demurr'ing to its own jurisdiction, and trans ferring to the pioneers of a newly opened territory, while yet in its civic minority, for their decision an issue that for a generation had harrassed and baf¿ed the wisest statesmen, though a daring and dangerous dis position of it, was designed as a finality, and to insure the result it re enacted the judgment of Solomon, dividing in twain the object of the strife. It did result in a finality, but not in the manner anticipated. In stead of a peaceful contest, followed by a lasting truce, as hoped for, it became a passionate and violent con¿ict, fought with desperation on both sides with armed force and political strategy for the prize of an empire, with a violence that awakened an antagonism throughout the nation. It broke the hold of the slave power and unsettled the very foundations of the government.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.