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Fremont and Kansas Slavery Debates Stir National Politicking
In a sprawling political essay and letters, Fremont supporters defend his Catholic-turned-Protestant faith, praise his California conquest, and attack Buchanan. The text rails at foreign influence, extols Free Labor in Kansas, cites Marcy’s 1846 conquest claim, and recounts Topeka events with Sumner’s troops, ending with Fremont club formations and party fervor.
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James Buchanan
Ferdinand the Iepoi
France
Quebec
Canada
Reap
Marcy
Cor Faemont
Col. Fremont
Gov. Marcy
Col.Fremont
California
Buchanan
Col
Ponca
Fremont
Oregon
Great Britain
Albany Evening Journal
Free Territory
Kansas
Free State
Washington
Jefferson
The
United States
the Union
Union
South
Congress
J. C. Fremont
Jo Mess
H. S. Lane
James Ashley
Kane
St.Louis
Topeka
Republican Party
Friends of Free
Marshal Donaldson
Jaden Elmore
Gov. Shanon
Mr. Woodson
Col Summer
Legisdlase
Panekel
Agora
Col. Sumner
Kansas Avenue
Constitutional Hall
Sumner
Hall of Representatives
Huyler
Senate
Col. Lane
New York
Gistuemex
Nara
New Orleans
Darton
Baner
Serre
Gold
Fillmore
Albany
John C. Calhoun
Procdincy
Breck Loney
Free States
Clare
New Jersey
Millard Fillmore
Andre Jackson Dennilson
Republic
Andrew Jackson
Tennessee
South Carola
John Lucy Adams
Massachusetts
Ition
Richard Bush
Pennsylvania
North
Iopa C. Calhoun
William H. Crawford
Georgia
Henry Clay
Kee
Jtucky
Adams
Calhoun
Dayton
John C. Fremont
Jackson
Mr. Fillmore
Rome
Democratic Party
Virginia
Polk
Pisrco