Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Daniel Webster's oration on the Compromise Bill
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01946.47 Author/Creator: Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Place Written: Washington D.C. Type: Pamphlet signed Date: 1850 Pagination: 1 v. : 28 p. ; 22.2 x 14.8 cm. Order a Copy
Published in Washington, D.C. by Gideon & Co., printers. Includes a dedication written on the front cover, likely to his brother-in-law James William Paige, stating "My dear friend & brother, accept this, as a copy of my last speech in Congress. Yours affectionately ... " Signed by Daniel Webster. Webster's speech supported the Compromise Bill of 1850, focusing on the following points: admission of California to the Union as a free state, the organization of New Mexico and Utah territories with no mention of slavery (the institution was to be decided upon by inhabitants of the state at a later date), the prohibition of slavery in Washington, D.C., harsher fugitive slave laws, and the settlement of Texas boundary claims. Webster delivered this speech on 17 July 1850 and is credited for influencing the Bill's passage.
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