Speech of Hon. H. S. Geyer of Missouri on the Kansas Controversy

<p>This is the Speech of Hon. H. S. Geyer of Missouri on the Kansas Controversy delivered in 1856. Senator Geyer addresses the contentious issues surrounding the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the principle of popular sovereignty in determining the status of slavery in the Kansas Territory. The speech offers valuable insight into the political debates and tensions that characterized the pre-Civil War era in the United States. Geyer's arguments provide a perspective on the complex dynamics between states' rights federal authority and the expansion of slavery. This historical document is essential for understanding the political climate leading up to the Civil War and the deep divisions within the nation.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>