The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-07-28
A POLITICAL TEXTBOOK FOR 1850,

Compil'd BY Horace Greeley and John F
Cleveland, is now in press and will soon be
issued. 1t is intended to embody every
imporans proposition, vote, document OF
n.s.,,s .,,.,,,,., - shed light on the
pen.ing Presidential struggle, and to be
specially useful as book Of reference to
all speakers, writers and others actively
engaged in the canvass. Among its contents
ae the following.
ASK ErCH OF ALL THE NATIONAL NOMINATING
CONVENTIONS held in the United States since the
first, in 1880. eeluding the Party Platform adopted
by each Convention.
HISTORY OF THE STRUGGLE FOR SLAVERY
EXTENSION OR RESTRICTION INTHE UNITED
STATES from the Declaration Of Independence to
the exclusion of Kansas in 1860 mainly from the
Journals " Congress, and showing the vote by
Yeas and Nays on the most important divisions Of
either House.
HISTORY OF CONGRESSIONAL ACTION on THE
QUESTION OF GRANTING FREE HoMEsTE ADS
ToACTUAL SETTLERS on THE PU BLIC LANDS,
with the Yeas and Nays on all important questions
TIE MONROE Northumberland from President
Monroe's Message ofIs2a in regard to the rights Of
Foreign Governments on this Continent.
ppuLAR sovEREIGNTY.-Mr. Douglass Essay
originally published in Harper's Magazine) on the
Dividing Line between Federal and Local Authori-
rIE IRREPREssI8LE CONFLIcT.-Mr. seward's
Speech delivered at Rochester in 1858.
AUDsILLs. Extract from Senator Hammonds speech
in which he describes Northern Mechanics as the
Mudsilis of Society.
TIE RESOLUTIONS recently passed by U. S. Senate
on the powers and duties Of Congress in regard to
Slavery in the Territories.
A PROPOSED sEDITIoN LAw.-Extrats from Mr..
Douglass Speech in favor of law to punish Sedi-
tious Publications.
POPULAR OR sQuATTER SOEEREIGNrY.-Extr
from Senator Benjamin's Speech against SQuatter
Sovereignty and in review of Mr. Doug theories
on the subject of Slavery in the Territories-alSo
Mr. Breckinridge's Speech at Frankfort, KY, on
the powers and duties of Congress regard to the
Territories. -e---r .-=-s..
OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.-Ahra-
ham Lincoln's Speech Of Springfield, III, June IT,
1883 on receiving the Republican nomination for
U. y. senator.
'UNFRIENDLY LEGISLATION. ."--ouestions and
answers; Mr. Douglass questions to Mr, Lincoln on
Slavery and Mr.. Linooln's replies. Also. Mr.. Lin
coins questions to Douglas, with Douglass replies.
OF DISTINGUISHED STATESMEN Gen
Cass's letter to 0. A. p. Nicholson. of Tennessee,
in which he enuneiates the theory of Squatter Sow
ereigaty. Martin Van Buren's letter of 1913 the
pOwp nf uyer in ba Tprr
Greene c. Bronson's letter ns4s) declaring Slavery
to exist only by the force OF local law. Daniel s.
Dickinson on the same subject, Edward Bates to
the Missouri Delegation to the Republican Nation
al Conventions; also his letter sustaining the nomi
nation Of Mr.. Lincoln.
POWERS OF THE SUPREME COURT.-Extracts from
the writings and Speeches of the Fathers of the
Republic and particularly of the Jehersonian Re-
publican party on the powers and duties Of the Su-
preme Court OF the UNITED States.
ELECTION RETURNS. The returns Of each State ty
counties for President since and including 1870 !;
also the vote Of each State by counties the last
General Election preceding the Presidential Elec-
ti0n CT 1860.
&c.-Resolutions of Party State Con-
ventions and Of State Legislature the subject of
Slavery, and such extracts from the speechs and
writings of prominent Statesmen and Politicians
who are recognized as leaders Of their respective
parties will give clear idea Of the issues in-
volved in the coming Political Campsign and the
positions by the various parties to the contest.
The Textbook will be ready in the
course of July. Price ST per copy. The
usual discount to the trade. Cash orders
solicited. Address
HORACE GREELEY & Co.
Tribune Building,
New York.