Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Speech of Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, on the subject of slavery in the territories.

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GLC#
GLC08461
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
February 13- February 14,1850
Author/Creator
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Title
Speech of Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, on the subject of slavery in the territories.
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 v. : 32 p. : Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 15.5 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Senator Davis, future President of the Confederacy, speech made while a member of Congress. Responds to resolutions introduced by Senator Henry Clay pertaining to the Compromise of 1850. Davis asks, "...is there such incompatibility of interest between the two sections of this country that they cannot profitable live together? Does the agriculture of the South injure the manufactures of the North? On the other hand are they not their life-blood?"

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