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Speech of Mr. Cushing, of Massachusetts, on the right of petition, as connected with petitions for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia: in the House of representatives, January 25, 1836.

Speech of Mr. Cushing, of Massachusetts, on the right of petition, as ...

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Proceedings of the United States Senate, on the Fugitive slave bill,--the abolition of the slave-trade in the District of Columbia,--and the imprisonment of free colored seamen in the southern ports: with the speeches of Messrs. Davis, Winthrop and others

Proceedings of the United States Senate, on the Fugitive slave bill,--...

Cover title. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representatives, May 3, 4, and 5, 1870

The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representativ...

Remarks of T.A. Jenckes of Rhode Island, A.A. Sargent of California, C.L. Cobb of North Carolina, G.A. Finkelnburg of Missouri, Horace Maynard of Tennesse, J.A. Bingham of Ohio, J.A. Peters of Maine, H.E. Paine... More

The Democratic party as it was and as it is!

The Democratic party as it was and as it is!

Also available in digital form.

Speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio, upon the resolution to correct abuses in the public expenditures, and to separate the government from the press
Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be repealed?

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be rep...

Morrell, a congressman from Pennsylvania, discusses and refutes the arguments by a Georgia representative that African Americans should be deprived of the franchise. Following his speech are testimonials on bot... More

Speech of Mr. J. C. Alford, of Georgia, on abolition petitions
The Democratic party as it was and as it is!

The Democratic party as it was and as it is!

Also available in digital form.

Reconstruction. Speech of Hon. George F. Miller, of Pennsylvania, in the House of representatives, January 19, 1867
Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be repealed?

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be rep...

Morrell, a congressman from Pennsylvania, discusses and refutes the arguments by a Georgia representative that African Americans should be deprived of the franchise. Following his speech are testimonials on bot... More

Trade of Puerto Rico ; Personal explanation : speeches of Hon. George H. White of North Carolina, in the House of Representatives, Monday, February 5, and Friday, February 23, 1900

Trade of Puerto Rico ; Personal explanation : speeches of Hon. George ...

In speaking about trade with Puerto Rico, White, an African American congressman from North Carolina, protests the treatment of American blacks who have been murdered, disenfranchised, and deprived of their con... More

Speech of Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee. On the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton constitution. Delivered in the Senate of the United States. March 18, 1858
Speech of Hon. J.B. Henderson of Missouri, on the abolition of slavery : delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 27, 1862

Speech of Hon. J.B. Henderson of Missouri, on the abolition of slavery...

Caption title. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy formerly part of YA Collection: YA 17117. Exchange, Wisconsin Historical Society.

Remarks of Hons. A. Biggs and D.S. Reid, of North Carolina, in the Senate of the United States, July 2, 1856, on the bill reported from the Committee on territories for the admission of Kansas as a state
Speech of Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee. On the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton constitution. Delivered in the Senate of the United States. March 18, 1858
Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Also available in digital form.

Edward Wade Slavery question speech. Public domain.

Edward Wade Slavery question speech. Public domain.

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The evils of the civil service and the remedy

The evils of the civil service and the remedy

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Army reorganization : speech of Hon. George H. White, of North Carolina, in the House of Representatives, Thursday, January 26, 1899

Army reorganization : speech of Hon. George H. White, of North Carolin...

White, an African American Congressman from North Carolina, in speaking in favor of annexation of the Philippines, pleads for equal treatment and respect for blacks and whites and says African Americans want ju... More

The Philippine problem

The Philippine problem

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William Bigler The Crittenden amendment speech. Public domain.
San Domingo: debate in the United States Senate on the resolutions of Hon. O. P. Morton, authorizing the appointment of a commission to examine into and report upon the condition of the island

San Domingo: debate in the United States Senate on the resolutions of ...

Debate largely involving Charles Sumner about creation of a commission to visit San Domingo to sample opinion for possible annexation by the U.S. Annexation also was being considered for Haiti. Caption title. A... More

Edward Wade Slavery question speech. Public domain.

Edward Wade Slavery question speech. Public domain.

Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.

The evils of the civil service and the remedy

The evils of the civil service and the remedy

Also available in digital form.

The Philippine problem

The Philippine problem

Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.

Speech of Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee. On the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton constitution. Delivered in the Senate of the United States. March 18, 1858
Army reorganization : speech of Hon. George H. White, of North Carolina, in the House of Representatives, Thursday, January 26, 1899

Army reorganization : speech of Hon. George H. White, of North Carolin...

White, an African American Congressman from North Carolina, in speaking in favor of annexation of the Philippines, pleads for equal treatment and respect for blacks and whites and says African Americans want ju... More

Edward Wade Slavery question speech. Public domain.

Edward Wade Slavery question speech. Public domain.

Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.

Kansas and slavery. Speech of Hon. Henry Bennett, of New York. Delivered in the U.S. House of representatives, March 29, 1858
Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be repealed?

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be rep...

Morrell, a congressman from Pennsylvania, discusses and refutes the arguments by a Georgia representative that African Americans should be deprived of the franchise. Following his speech are testimonials on bot... More

Civil-service reform. Civil-service reform a delusion and a sham under President Cleveland's administration. Speech of Hon. Eugene Hale, of Maine, in the Senate ... January 11, 1888
The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representatives, May 3, 4, and 5, 1870

The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representativ...

Remarks of T.A. Jenckes of Rhode Island, A.A. Sargent of California, C.L. Cobb of North Carolina, G.A. Finkelnburg of Missouri, Horace Maynard of Tennesse, J.A. Bingham of Ohio, J.A. Peters of Maine, H.E. Paine... More

Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Also available in digital form.

Civil-service reform. Civil-service reform a delusion and a sham under President Cleveland's administration. Speech of Hon. Eugene Hale, of Maine, in the Senate ... January 11, 1888
Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Also available in digital form.

Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Also available in digital form.

Daniel Webster on slavery: extracts from some of the speeches of Mr. Webster, on the subject of slavery; together with his great compromise speech, of March 7, 1850, entire, and the Boston memorial, on the subject of slavery,

Daniel Webster on slavery: extracts from some of the speeches of Mr. W...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Also available in digital form.

Proceedings of the United States Senate, on the Fugitive slave bill,--the abolition of the slave-trade in the District of Columbia,--and the imprisonment of free colored seamen in the southern ports: with the speeches of Messrs. Davis, Winthrop and others

Proceedings of the United States Senate, on the Fugitive slave bill,--...

Cover title. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Also available in digital form.

The barbarism of slavery: speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the bill for the admission of Kansas as a free state, in the United States Senate, June 4, 1860
The barbarism of slavery: speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the bill for the admission of Kansas as a free state, in the United States Senate, June 4, 1860
The barbarism of slavery: speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the bill for the admission of Kansas as a free state, in the United States Senate, June 4, 1860
Daniel Webster on slavery: extracts from some of the speeches of Mr. Webster, on the subject of slavery; together with his great compromise speech, of March 7, 1850, entire, and the Boston memorial, on the subject of slavery,

Daniel Webster on slavery: extracts from some of the speeches of Mr. W...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be repealed?

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be rep...

Morrell, a congressman from Pennsylvania, discusses and refutes the arguments by a Georgia representative that African Americans should be deprived of the franchise. Following his speech are testimonials on bot... More

Daniel Webster on slavery: extracts from some of the speeches of Mr. Webster, on the subject of slavery; together with his great compromise speech, of March 7, 1850, entire, and the Boston memorial, on the subject of slavery,

Daniel Webster on slavery: extracts from some of the speeches of Mr. W...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be repealed?

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be rep...

Morrell, a congressman from Pennsylvania, discusses and refutes the arguments by a Georgia representative that African Americans should be deprived of the franchise. Following his speech are testimonials on bot... More

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be repealed?

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be rep...

Morrell, a congressman from Pennsylvania, discusses and refutes the arguments by a Georgia representative that African Americans should be deprived of the franchise. Following his speech are testimonials on bot... More

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be repealed?

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be rep...

Morrell, a congressman from Pennsylvania, discusses and refutes the arguments by a Georgia representative that African Americans should be deprived of the franchise. Following his speech are testimonials on bot... More

The barbarism of slavery: speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the bill for the admission of Kansas as a free state, in the United States Senate, June 4, 1860
Daniel Webster on slavery: extracts from some of the speeches of Mr. Webster, on the subject of slavery; together with his great compromise speech, of March 7, 1850, entire, and the Boston memorial, on the subject of slavery,

Daniel Webster on slavery: extracts from some of the speeches of Mr. W...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

The barbarism of slavery: speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the bill for the admission of Kansas as a free state, in the United States Senate, June 4, 1860
Speech of Mr. Cushing, of Massachusetts, on the right of petition, as connected with petitions for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia: in the House of representatives, January 25, 1836.

Speech of Mr. Cushing, of Massachusetts, on the right of petition, as ...

Picryl description: Public domain book about slavery, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The national elections bill : speech of Hon. John M. Langston, of Virginia, in the House of Representatives, January 16, 1891

The national elections bill : speech of Hon. John M. Langston, of Virg...

Langston was an African American congressman from Virginia. In a somewhat rambling way, he speaks in favor of an elections bill that would protect blacks and whites who wanted to vote Republican from intimidati... More

Trade of Puerto Rico ; Personal explanation : speeches of Hon. George H. White of North Carolina, in the House of Representatives, Monday, February 5, and Friday, February 23, 1900

Trade of Puerto Rico ; Personal explanation : speeches of Hon. George ...

In speaking about trade with Puerto Rico, White, an African American congressman from North Carolina, protests the treatment of American blacks who have been murdered, disenfranchised, and deprived of their con... More

The conference bill for the admission of Kansas
The Philippine problem

The Philippine problem

Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.

The conference bill for the admission of Kansas
Remarks of Hons. A. Biggs and D.S. Reid, of North Carolina, in the Senate of the United States, July 2, 1856, on the bill reported from the Committee on territories for the admission of Kansas as a state
Speech to the Hon. James R. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, on the bill to organize the territory of Arizuma. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, December 27, 1860
The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representatives, May 3, 4, and 5, 1870

The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representativ...

Remarks of T.A. Jenckes of Rhode Island, A.A. Sargent of California, C.L. Cobb of North Carolina, G.A. Finkelnburg of Missouri, Horace Maynard of Tennesse, J.A. Bingham of Ohio, J.A. Peters of Maine, H.E. Paine... More

Army reorganization : speech of Hon. George H. White, of North Carolina, in the House of Representatives, Thursday, January 26, 1899

Army reorganization : speech of Hon. George H. White, of North Carolin...

White, an African American Congressman from North Carolina, in speaking in favor of annexation of the Philippines, pleads for equal treatment and respect for blacks and whites and says African Americans want ju... More

Trade of Puerto Rico ; Personal explanation : speeches of Hon. George H. White of North Carolina, in the House of Representatives, Monday, February 5, and Friday, February 23, 1900

Trade of Puerto Rico ; Personal explanation : speeches of Hon. George ...

In speaking about trade with Puerto Rico, White, an African American congressman from North Carolina, protests the treatment of American blacks who have been murdered, disenfranchised, and deprived of their con... More

Speech of Mr. J. C. Alford, of Georgia, on abolition petitions
Daniel Webster on slavery: extracts from some of the speeches of Mr. Webster, on the subject of slavery; together with his great compromise speech, of March 7, 1850, entire, and the Boston memorial, on the subject of slavery,

Daniel Webster on slavery: extracts from some of the speeches of Mr. W...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Speech to the Hon. James R. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, on the bill to organize the territory of Arizuma. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, December 27, 1860
Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Also available in digital form.

Speech of Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee. On the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton constitution. Delivered in the Senate of the United States. March 18, 1858
Speech to the Hon. James R. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, on the bill to organize the territory of Arizuma. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, December 27, 1860
Daniel Webster on slavery: extracts from some of the speeches of Mr. Webster, on the subject of slavery; together with his great compromise speech, of March 7, 1850, entire, and the Boston memorial, on the subject of slavery,

Daniel Webster on slavery: extracts from some of the speeches of Mr. W...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Proceedings of the United States Senate, on the Fugitive slave bill,--the abolition of the slave-trade in the District of Columbia,--and the imprisonment of free colored seamen in the southern ports: with the speeches of Messrs. Davis, Winthrop and others

Proceedings of the United States Senate, on the Fugitive slave bill,--...

Cover title. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio, upon the resolution to correct abuses in the public expenditures, and to separate the government from the press
The Democratic party as it was and as it is!

The Democratic party as it was and as it is!

Also available in digital form.

Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Extracts from the speech of Mr. Bond, of Ohio

Also available in digital form.

The Democratic party as it was and as it is!

The Democratic party as it was and as it is!

Also available in digital form.

The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representatives, May 3, 4, and 5, 1870

The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representativ...

Remarks of T.A. Jenckes of Rhode Island, A.A. Sargent of California, C.L. Cobb of North Carolina, G.A. Finkelnburg of Missouri, Horace Maynard of Tennesse, J.A. Bingham of Ohio, J.A. Peters of Maine, H.E. Paine... More

Army reorganization : speech of Hon. George H. White, of North Carolina, in the House of Representatives, Thursday, January 26, 1899

Army reorganization : speech of Hon. George H. White, of North Carolin...

White, an African American Congressman from North Carolina, in speaking in favor of annexation of the Philippines, pleads for equal treatment and respect for blacks and whites and says African Americans want ju... More

Speech of Mr. J. C. Alford, of Georgia, on abolition petitions
Trade of Puerto Rico ; Personal explanation : speeches of Hon. George H. White of North Carolina, in the House of Representatives, Monday, February 5, and Friday, February 23, 1900

Trade of Puerto Rico ; Personal explanation : speeches of Hon. George ...

In speaking about trade with Puerto Rico, White, an African American congressman from North Carolina, protests the treatment of American blacks who have been murdered, disenfranchised, and deprived of their con... More

Edward Wade Slavery question speech. Public domain.

Edward Wade Slavery question speech. Public domain.

Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.

The barbarism of slavery: speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the bill for the admission of Kansas as a free state, in the United States Senate, June 4, 1860
The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representatives, May 3, 4, and 5, 1870

The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representativ...

Remarks of T.A. Jenckes of Rhode Island, A.A. Sargent of California, C.L. Cobb of North Carolina, G.A. Finkelnburg of Missouri, Horace Maynard of Tennesse, J.A. Bingham of Ohio, J.A. Peters of Maine, H.E. Paine... More

Reconstruction. Speech of Hon. George F. Miller, of Pennsylvania, in the House of representatives, January 19, 1867
Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be repealed?

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be rep...

Morrell, a congressman from Pennsylvania, discusses and refutes the arguments by a Georgia representative that African Americans should be deprived of the franchise. Following his speech are testimonials on bot... More

Speech of Mr. J. C. Alford, of Georgia, on abolition petitions
Edward Wade Slavery question speech. Public domain.

Edward Wade Slavery question speech. Public domain.

Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.

The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representatives, May 3, 4, and 5, 1870

The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representativ...

Remarks of T.A. Jenckes of Rhode Island, A.A. Sargent of California, C.L. Cobb of North Carolina, G.A. Finkelnburg of Missouri, Horace Maynard of Tennesse, J.A. Bingham of Ohio, J.A. Peters of Maine, H.E. Paine... More

Proceedings of the United States Senate, on the Fugitive slave bill,--the abolition of the slave-trade in the District of Columbia,--and the imprisonment of free colored seamen in the southern ports: with the speeches of Messrs. Davis, Winthrop and others

Proceedings of the United States Senate, on the Fugitive slave bill,--...

Cover title. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

San Domingo: debate in the United States Senate on the resolutions of Hon. O. P. Morton, authorizing the appointment of a commission to examine into and report upon the condition of the island

San Domingo: debate in the United States Senate on the resolutions of ...

Debate largely involving Charles Sumner about creation of a commission to visit San Domingo to sample opinion for possible annexation by the U.S. Annexation also was being considered for Haiti. Caption title. A... More

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be repealed?

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be rep...

Morrell, a congressman from Pennsylvania, discusses and refutes the arguments by a Georgia representative that African Americans should be deprived of the franchise. Following his speech are testimonials on bot... More

Proceedings of the United States Senate, on the Fugitive slave bill,--the abolition of the slave-trade in the District of Columbia,--and the imprisonment of free colored seamen in the southern ports: with the speeches of Messrs. Davis, Winthrop and others

Proceedings of the United States Senate, on the Fugitive slave bill,--...

Cover title. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be repealed?

Negro suffrage : should the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments be rep...

Morrell, a congressman from Pennsylvania, discusses and refutes the arguments by a Georgia representative that African Americans should be deprived of the franchise. Following his speech are testimonials on bot... More

The barbarism of slavery: speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the bill for the admission of Kansas as a free state, in the United States Senate, June 4, 1860
The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representatives, May 3, 4, and 5, 1870

The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representativ...

Remarks of T.A. Jenckes of Rhode Island, A.A. Sargent of California, C.L. Cobb of North Carolina, G.A. Finkelnburg of Missouri, Horace Maynard of Tennesse, J.A. Bingham of Ohio, J.A. Peters of Maine, H.E. Paine... More

Proceedings of the United States Senate, on the Fugitive slave bill,--the abolition of the slave-trade in the District of Columbia,--and the imprisonment of free colored seamen in the southern ports: with the speeches of Messrs. Davis, Winthrop and others

Proceedings of the United States Senate, on the Fugitive slave bill,--...

Cover title. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Daniel Webster on slavery: extracts from some of the speeches of Mr. Webster, on the subject of slavery; together with his great compromise speech, of March 7, 1850, entire, and the Boston memorial, on the subject of slavery,

Daniel Webster on slavery: extracts from some of the speeches of Mr. W...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Civil-service reform. Civil-service reform a delusion and a sham under President Cleveland's administration. Speech of Hon. Eugene Hale, of Maine, in the Senate ... January 11, 1888
Civil-service reform. Civil-service reform a delusion and a sham under President Cleveland's administration. Speech of Hon. Eugene Hale, of Maine, in the Senate ... January 11, 1888
Civil-service reform. Civil-service reform a delusion and a sham under President Cleveland's administration. Speech of Hon. Eugene Hale, of Maine, in the Senate ... January 11, 1888
The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representatives, May 3, 4, and 5, 1870

The civil service. Remarks ... delivered in the House of Representativ...

Remarks of T.A. Jenckes of Rhode Island, A.A. Sargent of California, C.L. Cobb of North Carolina, G.A. Finkelnburg of Missouri, Horace Maynard of Tennesse, J.A. Bingham of Ohio, J.A. Peters of Maine, H.E. Paine... More

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