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Kansas had not been forced into the Union as a slave State, but she was helpless at the feet of the Executive.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “Kansas had not been forced into the Union as a slave State, but she was helpless at the feet of the Executive.”
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Julian describes Kansas's precarious situation under executive power, highlighting the struggle against slavery.
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