Project Gutenberg 2012-09-07 Public domain in the USA. 161 Unknown Address to the People of the United States, together with the Proceedings and Resolutions of the Pro-Slavery Convention of Missouri, Held at Lexington, July 1855 Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Address to the People of the United States, together with the Proceedings and Resolutions of the Pro-Slavery Convention of Missouri, Held at Lexington, July, 1855" is a historical publication authored by various Missouri citizens, particularly reflecting the sentiments of pro-slavery advocates during the mid-19th century. Written during the period of heightened national tensions over slavery, this document addresses the political climate surrounding the admission of Kansas as a state and the implications of abolitionist movements on slaveholding states. The likely topic of the book revolves around justifying slavery and opposing the perceived threats posed by northern abolitionist efforts. The book serves as both an address and a collection of proceedings from a convention held by pro-slavery citizens in Missouri. It outlines the perceived dangers that Missouri and other slaveholding states faced from the influx of abolitionists into Kansas, emphasizing the financial and social threats posed to the region's slave-dependent economy. The authors argue for the principle of popular sovereignty in deciding the fate of slavery in new territories, asserting that any external interference from non-slaveholding states is unjust. The resolutions adopted by the convention underscore a commitment to defending the institution of slavery as crucial for the state's stability and economic wellbeing, while also calling for retaliatory measures against northern states supporting abolitionist agendas. Ultimately, the document encapsulates the deep divisions and tensions in the United States during the lead-up to the Civil War. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Slavery -- United States -- Controversial literature Kansas -- History -- 1854-1861 Slavery -- Missouri Missouri compromise United States. Kansas-Nebraska Act E300 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 111150 2025-06-16T14:15:06.981509 text/html 108275 2012-09-07T16:35:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 144798 2025-06-16T14:15:14.714475 application/epub+zip 144683 2025-06-16T14:15:11.451575 application/epub+zip 94321 2025-06-16T14:15:09.987507 application/epub+zip 372366 2025-06-16T14:15:16.976448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365778 2025-06-16T14:15:13.769507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128648 2022-09-18T15:54:13.113983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97411 2023-09-17T15:50:15.074152 text/plain 17043 2025-06-16T14:15:17.122532 application/rdf+xml 26177 2025-06-16T14:15:10.583494 image/jpeg 4711 2025-06-16T14:15:10.289482 image/jpeg 143985 2025-06-16T14:15:06.992526 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Anonymous