Pamphlet, "Affairs in Kansas"This pamphlet contains a proclamation made by President Franklin Pierce and a speech by Senator Isaac Toucey. Also included are printed copies of letters and papers which date from December 1, 1855 to February 18, 1856, and communicate between Governor Wilson Shannon and other officials in Kansas Territory and the President and officials of the federal government which relate to "difficulties" in Kansas Territory. In this document, free state efforts are described as those of a "secret military organization" working against the legitimate Territorial Government.1856Webb, Thomas H. (Hopkins)1801-1866CreatorcreThis item was part of Territorial Kansas Online (TKO# 101990). TKO topic guide: National Debate About Kansas>Responses to Activities in Kansas>Speechesstill imageku-kansascollection:2227https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-kansascollection/2227u003778||u003779||u003780||u003781||u003782||u003783||u003784||u003785||u003786||u003787||u003788||u003789||u003790||u003791||u003792||u003793||u003794||u003795||u003796||u003797||u003798electronicimage/tiffreformatted digitalUniversity of KansasUniversity of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research LibraryRH D44643617936This work is free of known copyright restrictions.ku-kansascollection_2227_MODSMODS record generated from local records created for online exhibit. Processed, with additional values/elements added by Digital Initiatives, KU Libraries.eng2021-10