April 12, 2024
1830 Speeches of Hayne and Webster With Webster’s Speech on Slavery Compromise
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BookDescription: Speeches of Hayne and Webster in the United States Senate on the Resolution of Mr. Foot. January 1830. Also, Daniel Webster’s Speech in the United States Senate, March 7, 1850 on the Slavery Compromis, Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson, n.d., 115 pp. plus publisher’s ads. Gold and black print on embossed salmon cover. Some cracking to front hinge that slightly affects front flyleaf. One of the flyleaves is given over to owner’s name in pencil along with a quotation. Overall condition is very good. From Wikipedia: "The Webster–Hayne debate was a famous debate in the United States between Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and Senator Robert Y. Hayne of South Carolina that took place on January 19–27, 1830 on the topic of protectionist tariffs. The heated speeches between Webster and Hayne themselves were unplanned, and stemmed from debate over a resolution by Connecticut Senator Samuel A. Foot calling for the temporary suspension of further land surveying until land already on the market was sold (this would effectively stop the introduction of new lands onto the market). Webster's "Second Reply to Hayne" was generally regarded as "the most eloquent speech ever delivered in Congress." Webster’s second speech included in this volume deals with the Compromise of 1850, including the Fugitive Slave Law. The Compromise
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