Two pamphlets, comprising an article by Stephen Douglas and a reply by George Ticknor Curtis
Two pamphlets representing the pre-Civil War debate over slavery. The first is an article reprinted from Harper's in which Stephen Douglas suggests that the question of slavery be determined by the people of each territory and state, rather than by Congress. Curtis critiques the weak view of Congressional authority that Douglas takes; notably, he served as a U.S. Commissioner enforcing the Fugitive Slave Law, remanding Thomas Sims into slavery in 1852.
New York/Boston: 1859. 2 pamphlets:- Stephen A. Douglas. The Dividing Line Between Federal and Local Authority. Popular Sovereignty in the Territories. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1859. Reprinted from Harper's Magazine
- George Ticknor Curtis. The Just Supremacy of Congress Over the Territories: Intended as an Answer to The Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, on Popular Sovereignty. Boston: A. Williams and Company, 1859
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