"President Pierce" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... men, and the result was a long series of bloody disorders. In February, 1856, Mr. Toombs made a speech upon the message of the President in regard to the lawless condition of Kansas. The Governor informed President Pierce that the laws were obstructed and openly resisted by bodies of armed men; that prisoners were rescued from the sheriffs, peaceable inhabitants murdered, and houses burned. Another authority informed the President that an overwhelming ...
— Robert Toombs - Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage • Pleasant A. Stovall |
