Excerpt from In the Senate of the United States, August 11, 1856, Mr. Douglas Made the Following Report: To Accompany Bill H. R. 75 In all legislation, the true, actual condition of the country to which it is to apply, should be, and must be, regarded, in order to ascertain what will be the probable effect of such legislation. What is the present condition Of Kansas, for which legislation is now proposed, and what is the legislation adapted to that condition? If its condition 'is peaceful and prosperous, let it proceed under the laws which has produced, and is advancing, such prosperity. If, on the other hand, 'it is convulsed with violence, confusion and blood, then it must be equally clear that legislation should change and correct the measures (and causes which have produced this condition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.