02606cam a22003133u 4500 51742 UtSlPG 20260610134207.0 m cr n 260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 F590.3 Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889 The Wyandotte Convention: an address Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2016 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2016-04-12 Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Wyandotte Convention: an address by John Alexander Martin" is a historical address delivered by John Alexander Martin at the reunion of members and officers of the Wyandotte Constitutional Convention held in Wyandotte, Kansas, in the late 19th century. It reflects on the significant event of the convention, which was critical in framing the Kansas Constitution amid the tumultuous backdrop of the antebellum period, marked by conflicts over slavery and statehood. The book presents a detailed examination of the various conventions that preceded it, the people involved, the contentious debates, and the outcomes that shaped the future of Kansas. In his address, Martin recounts the proceedings of the Wyandotte Convention, emphasizing the composition of its members, who were primarily young and previously unrecognized figures in Kansas politics. He highlights the dedicated efforts of the assembly to create a constitution that would serve the diverse needs of the emerging state, addressing issues such as democratic representation, education, and civil rights, while notably rejecting proposals to exclude free blacks from the state. Martin passionately discusses the challenges the convention faced, its ultimate success in creating a lasting constitution, and the broader implications this had for Kansas as a state, encapsulating a period of significant social, political, and economic change in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Kansas Territory. Constitutional Convention (1859) Kansas -- Politics and government -- 1854-1861 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51742 92576 92576