Download or read book Speech of Hon. John J. Crittenden: Of Kentucky, in the Senate of the United States, March 17, 1858 (Classic Reprint) written by John J. Crittenden and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Speech of Hon. John J. Crittenden: Of Kentucky, in the Senate of the United States, March 17, 1858 The President of the United States communi osted to us an instrument called the constitution of the people of the Territory of Kansas, and he has, with unusual earnestness, advised and recommended to us to admit Kansas under that constitution, as a State into this Union. The question, as it has presented itself to my mind, involves an inquiry as to the matters of fact bearing upon this instru ment of writing, and whether these authorize us to regard this instrument as the constitution of the people of Kansas. Is it their constitution? Does it embody their will? Does it come here under such sanctions that we are obliged to regard it, . Or ought to regard it, as the permanent, fundamental law and constitution of this new State? I do not think it comes with such a sanction, or ought to be regarded as the constitution of the people of Kan sas. Sir, I shall not occupy your time long on this point. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.