History of Public Speaking in AmericaAllyn and Bacon, 1965 - 566 pages |
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... North generally , whose big prosperity is the result of un- restricted intercourse with the South , refuse the terms we prescribe , let us talk no more about the blessings of Union . Toombs : I do not hesitate to avow before this House ...
... North generally , whose big prosperity is the result of un- restricted intercourse with the South , refuse the terms we prescribe , let us talk no more about the blessings of Union . Toombs : I do not hesitate to avow before this House ...
Page 154
... North , failed to appeal to the South , and failed to provide a solution that could " bind up the nation's wounds . " The basic persuasive technique that Webster used was of a type often highly praised : that of giving the language to ...
... North , failed to appeal to the South , and failed to provide a solution that could " bind up the nation's wounds . " The basic persuasive technique that Webster used was of a type often highly praised : that of giving the language to ...
Page 216
... North felt he were speaking both to and for the whole nation . Above all , Lamar had to express conciliatory sentiments in such a vein that the South would accept and join in them . Otherwise a negative reaction in Dixie might undermine ...
... North felt he were speaking both to and for the whole nation . Above all , Lamar had to express conciliatory sentiments in such a vein that the South would accept and join in them . Otherwise a negative reaction in Dixie might undermine ...
Contents
Groping Toward Independence | 1 |
The Role of the Preachers | 9 |
The Mather Dynasty | 18 |
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