{"product_id":"1858-president-james-buchanan-annual-message-to-congress-official-first-printing-35th-congress-civil-war-era","title":"1858 President James Buchanan Annual Message to Congress – Official First Printing – 35th Congress – Civil War Era","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c0b07813-6760-45f8-8bd0-0a3f6ad54157\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2920\" data-end=\"3165\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original 1858 government printing of President \u003cstrong data-start=\"2970\" data-end=\"3024\"\u003eJames Buchanan's Second Annual Message to Congress\u003c\/strong\u003e, issued for the commencement of the Second Session of the Thirty-Fifth Congress and printed in Washington by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3134\" data-end=\"3164\"\u003eWilliam A. Harris, Printer\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3167\" data-end=\"3459\"\u003eThis official congressional pamphlet contains Buchanan's complete \u003cstrong data-start=\"3233\" data-end=\"3288\"\u003e33-page Annual Message (State of the Union Address)\u003c\/strong\u003e delivered on \u003cstrong data-start=\"3302\" data-end=\"3322\"\u003eDecember 6, 1858\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the most significant presidential communications issued during the turbulent years immediately preceding the American Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3461\" data-end=\"3868\"\u003eWithin the message Buchanan addresses the Kansas territorial crisis, sectional conflict over slavery, the nation's financial condition following the Panic of 1857, Utah affairs, foreign relations with Mexico and Spain, federal expenditures, and colonization efforts involving liberated Africans—issues that dominated national politics in the years leading to secession. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3870\" data-end=\"4123\"\u003eThe pamphlet remains in good condition with its original stitched binding intact, complete text, moderate folding from period storage, scattered foxing, light edge wear, and a small tear at the binding margin that does not materially affect readability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4125\" data-end=\"4413\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA desirable original government publication documenting one of the last presidential annual messages before the nation descended into civil war. An excellent addition to collections of presidential history, Civil War antecedents, congressional documents, and nineteenth-century Americana.\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52584023589146,"sku":null,"price":222.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1801.jpg?v=1785073945","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/en-ca\/products\/1858-president-james-buchanan-annual-message-to-congress-official-first-printing-35th-congress-civil-war-era","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}