NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 23, 1854

* Kansas-Nebraska Act - slavery question

Pages 2 and 3 have considerable discussion in the U.S. House of Representatives, which includes talks of the: "Nebraska-Kansas Bill" which was very controversial at the time. It would become law in 7 days: May 30, 1854.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was an 1854 bill that mandated “popular sovereignty", allowing settlers of a territory to decide whether slavery would be allowed within a new state’s borders. The conflicts that arose between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in the aftermath of the act’s passage led to the period of violence known as "Bleeding Kansas", and helped pave the way for the American Civil War.
This issue has fine discussion from the final days of the debate, and great to have these verbatim reports in this revered newspaper from the nation's capital.
Four pages, very nice condition.