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federal... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter One - ExplorePAHistory.com - Stories from PA History [PAR] Inaugural Address of President James Buchanan, March 4, 1857. ... In the 
general election, he won Pennsylvania and the election, defeating John ... 
slavery in the territories a judicial question, "of but little practical importance" ... 
On December 7, 1859, a large assembly in Philadelphia denounced Brown's 
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issue of slavery ... When Buchanan entered the White House in March 1857, he 
seemed well... [DOC] [TLE] Who was the worst president in the U.S. history and why? - Quora [PAR] Andrew Jackson promoted corruption, committed genocide, and singlehandedly 
caused a ... The large number of slaves that he owned doesn't differentiate him 
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importance" ... He had written to Justice John Catron in January 1857 about the 
outcome of... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter XL - The Dred Scott Case - Humanities Web [PAR] James Buchanan took the oath of office March 4, 1857. His inaugural address ... 
Just when the people of a territory should decide the slavery question was, 
Buchanan declared, "a matter of but little practical importance." And yet the ... 
This was a plea to the jurisdiction of the court, called a plea in abatement. To this 
plea the... [DOC] [TLE] ABINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT V SCHEMPP [PAR] He was taken by his master into territories in which slavery was forbidden by the 
Missouri ... One of the most controversial questions addressed on reargument 
was whether ... old friend, Justice John Catron on February 3, 1857, wanting to 
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importance. [DOC] [TLE] A Hard Shove for a 'Nation on the Brink'- the Impact of the Dred Scott ... [PAR] America in 1857 was, as Kenneth Stampp put it, "a Nation on the Brink. ... and the 
Missouri Compromise of 1820 had closed the Wisconsin Territory to slavery. .... 
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importance. ... He was the 15th president, serving between 1857 and 1861.

Question: In 1857 he called the question of slavery in the territories "Of but little practical importance"
Answer: James Buchanan