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February 8, 1856
Wilmington Journal
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Proposal to make Kansas a free state by urging Congress to shift its northern boundary to the Platte River, adding 3,100 pro-freedom settlers from Nebraska Territory, including 900 voters, nine-tenths of whom favor freedom.
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Kansas A Free State.—A correspondent of the New York Times speaks of a new scheme for rendering Kansas a free State. It is to memorialize Congress to remove the present boundary line of Kansas northward to the Platte river, and include the same in Kansas, leaving all the beautiful country north of the Platte river in the Territory of Nebraska, thereby giving an addition of actual and bona fide settlers to Kansas of 3,100, of which 900 are voters. Nine-tenths of this population are in favor of freedom to Kansas, and hence the principal object—to make Kansas a free State.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Kansas Free State
Boundary Shift
Platte River
Congress Memorial
Pro Freedom Settlers
Where did it happen?
Kansas And Nebraska Territories, Platte River
Story Details
Location
Kansas And Nebraska Territories, Platte River
Story Details
A correspondent proposes memorializing Congress to extend Kansas's northern boundary to the Platte River, incorporating 3,100 settlers from Nebraska, 900 of whom are voters, with nine-tenths favoring a free Kansas to ensure it becomes a free state.