History of Public Speaking in AmericaAllyn and Bacon, 1965 - 566 pages |
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... slave States ? " 16 Whatever the peti- tion contained , said Francis Pickens , of South Carolina , “ " It broke down the principle that the slave could be known only through his master . ” 17 Dixon Lewis , whom Adams called " the man ...
... slave States ? " 16 Whatever the peti- tion contained , said Francis Pickens , of South Carolina , “ " It broke down the principle that the slave could be known only through his master . ” 17 Dixon Lewis , whom Adams called " the man ...
Page 153
... slavery . During the Missouri controversy , he stated flatly that " We have a strong feeling of the injustice of any toleration of slavery . " 27 In his 1820 Plymouth Ad- dress he spoke feelingly against the slave trade : I hear the ...
... slavery . During the Missouri controversy , he stated flatly that " We have a strong feeling of the injustice of any toleration of slavery . " 27 In his 1820 Plymouth Ad- dress he spoke feelingly against the slave trade : I hear the ...
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... Slave Law in particular , which his followers had sent him to Washington to oppose . Bostonian liberals fumed and complained , while Sumner insisted that he had a speech written out and memorized and only awaited an opportunity to ...
... Slave Law in particular , which his followers had sent him to Washington to oppose . Bostonian liberals fumed and complained , while Sumner insisted that he had a speech written out and memorized and only awaited an opportunity to ...
Contents
Groping Toward Independence | 1 |
The Role of the Preachers | 9 |
The Mather Dynasty | 18 |
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