History of Public Speaking in AmericaAllyn and Bacon, 1965 - 566 pages |
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Page 101
... Union is thereby dissolved . Colcock : As soon as the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia is resolved upon , or the Wilmot Proviso is passed , that moment I am for the dissolution of the Union.12 The worst fears of the ...
... Union is thereby dissolved . Colcock : As soon as the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia is resolved upon , or the Wilmot Proviso is passed , that moment I am for the dissolution of the Union.12 The worst fears of the ...
Page 104
... Union that all knew was deeply threatened . Calhoun , in the course of his speech , had declared that the Union could not be saved by eulogies . " The cry of " Union , Union , the glorious Union ! ' can no more prevent disunion ...
... Union that all knew was deeply threatened . Calhoun , in the course of his speech , had declared that the Union could not be saved by eulogies . " The cry of " Union , Union , the glorious Union ! ' can no more prevent disunion ...
Page 223
... Union by the State of Mississippi to be the last remedy - the final alter- native . In the language of the venerated Calhoun , I consider the disrup- tion of the Union as a great , though not the greatest , calamity . " He then urged ...
... Union by the State of Mississippi to be the last remedy - the final alter- native . In the language of the venerated Calhoun , I consider the disrup- tion of the Union as a great , though not the greatest , calamity . " He then urged ...
Contents
Groping Toward Independence | 1 |
The Role of the Preachers | 9 |
The Mather Dynasty | 18 |
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