Democratic (constitutionalist) President Buchanan submits the controversial pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution to the Democratic 35th Constitutional Congress (elected in accordance with Article I, Section 3 [Clause 1]), proposing it as the framework for Kansas statehood.
[restored 2/26/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article IV, Section 3 [Clause 1]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 152.
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