Nebraska advertiser., 1860-08-16
A Political Text Book for 1860.

COMPLIED BY Horace Greeley and John F. Cleveland,
is DOW in press and will soon be issued. Ii is intended
to embOdy every important proposition, vote, dOcu-
ment, or passage, calculated to shed light on the pend
ing Presidential struggle, and to be specially useful as
a book OF reference to all speakers, writers, and others
actively engaged in the canvass. Among its contents
are the following:
SKETCH OF ALL THE NATIONAL NOMINATING
CONVENTIONS, held in the United States since the
first, in 1880, including the Party Platform Of each
A history Of the struggle for Slavery extension OF
restriction in the United States from the Declaration Of
Independence 70 the exclusion in Kansas in 1850, main
ly from the Journals Of Congress, and showing the vote
by Yeas and Nays on the most important divisions Of
either house.
history Of Congressional action the on question Of
granting free HOmesteads to actual settlers on the pub
lie lands, with the yeas and nays on all important ques-
tiOns.
Popular Soveraignty-Mr. Douglas Essay originally
published in Harper'ss Magazine on the Dividing line
between Federal and Local Authority
The Irrepressible Conhict.-Mr, Stewards Speech de-
livered at Rochester in 1858.
Mudsils.-Extract from Senator Hammonds speech,
in which he describes Northern Mechanics as the Mud
stills OF Society.
The resolutions recently passed by the o. s. Senate,
on the powers and duties Of Congress in regard to Sla-
very in the Territories.
Aproposed Sedition Law-Extracts from Mr.. Doug
las Speech in favor OF a law to punish SeditiOus Pub
LEGATIONS.
Popular or Squatter Sovereignty. -Extracts from Sen.
ator Benjamin's Speech, against Squatter Sovereignty
and in review Of Mr.. Douglas theories on the subject
Of slavery in the TerritOries-alaO Mr.. Breckinridges
Speech at Frankfort, KY, on the powers and duties Of
Congress in regard to the Territories.
Principles Of the Republican Party.-AbTaham Lin
coins Speech at Springfield, Ill, II, 1850 on receiving
the Republican nomination for the Senate.
Unfriendly LegislatiOn.-QueStiOns and answers, Mr..
Douglas questions to Mr. Lincoln on the subject of sla-
very, and Mr.. LincOln's replies. Also Mr.. LincOln's
questions TO Douglas, with Douglas replies.
Letters Of Distinguished Statesmen.-Gen. Cass' let
ter TO o A B Nicholson, Of Tennersee, in which he enun-
GATES the theory Of Squatter Sovereignty. Martin
Van BUren's Letter OF 1913, on the power Of Congress
over Slavery in the Territories. Greene G.. Bronsnn's
letter Of 1S4S, declaring slavery TO exist only by force
CT local law. Daniel s. Dickinson on the same subject.
Edward Bates to the Missouri Delegation TO the Repub-
lican Convention, also his letter sustaining the nominal
ton Of MI. Lincoln.
Powers Of the Supreme Cour .--ExtraCts from the
writings and speeches Of the Fathers Of the Reeublic,
and particularly of the Jefferson Republican party on
the powers and duties Of the Supreme Court Of the Uni
ted StBtes-
Election Returns.-The returns OF ebch State BY cOun-
ties for President since and including 1910; also the vote
Of each State by counties at the last General Election
preceding the Presidential election Of 1860.
Resolutions, &c.-Resolutions Of Party State Conven-
tions and Of State Legislatures on the subject Of Slave
~, and such extracts from the speeches and writings Of
prominent Statesmen and politicians, who are recOgniz-
ed as leaders Of their respective parties as will give a
clear idea Of the issues involved in the coming political
campaign and the positions by the various parties to the
contest.
The Textbooks will be ready in the course Of July
Price 81 per copy. The usual discount to the trade
Cash orders solicited.
Address HORACE GREELEY & &C.
Tribune Buildings, New York.