Quantrill is referring to an election on the Lecompton Constitution. The Lecompton Constitution was the second of four proposed constitutions for the state of Kansas.
The address of the Lecompton Historical Society is: 2047 E 600Th Rd, Lecompton, KS 66050-4056
The Lecompton Constitution was one of several state constitutions proposed to the US Congress for approval by the territory of Kansas, as it sought to become a US state. President James Buchanan, although he was not the president at the time, was a supporter of the Lecompton Constitution, which would have preserved slave-owner rights in the new state. Kansas was admitted as a free state in 1861, due to the opposition of abolitionists living their at the time.
The address of the Constitution Hall is: 319 Elmore St, Lecompton, KS 66050
Topeka, Kansas is in Shawnee County and Lecompton is in Douglas County. Both are in the northeast corner of the state.
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The Lecompton Constitution included provisions for allowing slavery in Kansas even if the people voted against slavery.
James Buchanan supported the Lecompton Constitution because he was a supporter of the rights of slaveholders. Buchanan served as the 15th U.S. President.
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