About this book
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by
TICKNOR AND FIELDS.
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
HOUSE
31 MAY 1948 LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE:
STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY THURSTON AND TORRY.
CONTENTS.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE OFFICE OF SENATOR OF THE UNITED
LETTER TO THE LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS,
1851
STATES.
14TH MAY,
WELCOME TO
1-5
KOSSUTH. SPEECH IN THE SENATE OF THE
UNITED STATES, 10TH DEC., 1851
JUSTICE TO THE LAND STATES AND POLICY OF ROADS.
6-14
SPEECHES
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE IOWA RAIL-
ROAD BILL, 27TH JAN., 17TH FEB., AND 16TH MARCH,
1852
15-43
CHEAP OCEAN POSTAGE. SPEECH IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
STATES ON HIS RESOLUTION IN RELATION TO CHEAP OCEAN
THE PARDONING POWER OF THE PRESIDENT. ARGUMENT SUB-
MITTED TO THE PRESIDENT 14TH MAY, 1852, UPON THE
APPLICATION FOR THE PARDON OF DRAYTON AND SAYRES,
DETAINED IN PRISON AT WASHINGTON FOR HELPING THE
ESCAPE OF SLAVES
48-61
TRIBUTE TO MR RANTOUL.
SPEECH IN THE SENATE OF THE
UNITED STATES, ON THE DEATH OF HON. ROBERT RANTOUL,
JR., 9TH AUGUST, 1852
62-68
FREEDOM NATIONAL SLAVERY SECTIONAL. ЅРЕЕСП IN ТИЕ
SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, 26TH AUGUST, 1852, ON
HIS MOTION TO REPEAL THE FUGITIVE SLAVE BILL. 69-171
TRIBUTE TO MR. DOWNING. SPEECH IN THE SENATE OF THE
UNITED STATES, IN FAVOR OF AN ALLOWANCE TO THE
WIDOW OF THE LATE ANDREW J. DOWNING, 26TH AUGUST,
172-174
THE PARTY OF FREEDOM;
ITS NECESSITY AND PRACTICABIL-
ITY. SPEECH AT THE STATE CONVENTION OF THE FREE
SOIL PARTY OF MASSACHUSETTS, HELD AT LOWELL, 16TH
SEPT., 1852
175-183
SECRECY IN THE
SPEECH IN THE SEN-
THE PROPOSITION TO
OF ARMORIES. 23D
FEB.
184-187
AGAINST
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
SPEECH IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, ON THE
PROPOSITION TO LIMIT THE SECRET SESSIONS OF THE SENATE,
6TH APRIL, 1853
188-190
THE POWERS OF A STATE OVER THE MILITIA. SPEECHES ON
THE MILITIA GENERALLY AND A COLORED MILITIA, IN THE
CONVENTION TO REVISE AND AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF
MASSACHUSETTS, 21ST AND 22D JUNE, 1853 191-202
THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM AND ITS PROPER BASIS. SPEECH
ON THE PROPOSITION TO AMEND THE BASIS OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MASSACHUSETTS, IN the CONVEN-
TION TO REVISE AND AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF
STATE, 7TH JULY, 1853
THAT
203-232
BILLS OF RIGHTS; THEIR HISTORY AND POLICY. SPEECH ON
THE REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BILL OF RIGHTS,
IN THE CONVENTION TO REVISE AND AMEND THE CONSTITU-
TION OF MASSACHUSETTS, 25TH JULY, 1853 233-241
FINGER-POINT FROM PLYMOUTH ROCK. SPEECH AT THE PLYM-
OUTH FESTIVAL IN COMMEMORATION OF THE EMBARKATION
242-248
OF THE PILGRIMS, 1ST AUGUST, 1853
SPEECH
THE LANDMARK OF FREEDOM; FREEDOM NATIONAL.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AGAINST THE RE-
PEAL OF THE MISSOURI PROHIBITION OF SLAVERY NORTH OF
36° 30′ IN THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS BILL, 21ST FEB.
1854 219-314
FINAL PROTEST FOR HIMSELF AND THE CLERGY OF NEW ENG-
LAND AGAINST SLAVERY IN NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. SPEECH
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, ON THE NIGHT OF
THE FINAL PASSAGE OF THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS BILL,
25TH MAY, 1854 .
DEFENCE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
315-326
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF THE
UNITED STATES, ON THE BOSTON MEMORIAL FOR THE REPEAL
OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE BILL, AND IN REPLY TO MESSRS.
JONES, OF TENNESSEE, BUTLER, OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND
MASON, OF VIRGINIA, 26TH AND 28TH JUNE 327-371
STRUGGLE FOR THE REPEAL OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE BILL. IN THE
SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, 31ST JULY, 1854, 372-387
THE DUTIES OF MASSACHUSETTS AT THE PRESENT CRISIS. SPEECH
BEFORE THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION AT WORCES-
388-411
TER, 7TH SEPTEMBER, 1854.
THE POSITION AND DUTIES OF THE MERCHANT; ILLUSTRATED
BY THE LIFE OF GRANVILLE SHARP. AN ADDRESS BEFORE
THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON, ON THE
EVENING OF 15TH NOV., 1854 412-449
THE DEMANDS OF FREEDOM
REPEAL OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE
BILL. SPEECH IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
AGAINST MR. TOUCEY'S BILL, AND FOR THE
FUGITIVE SLAVE BILL, 23D FEB., 1855
REPEAL OF THE
. . 450-467
WAGES OF SEAMEN IN CASE OF WRECK. SPEECH IN THE SEN-
ATE OF THE UNITED STATES, ON INTRODUCING A BILL TO
SECURE WAGES TO SEAMEN IN CASE OF WRECK, 28TH FEB.,
1855
468-474
THE ANTI-SLAVERY ENTERPRISE; ITS NECESSITY, PRACTICABIL
ITY AND DIGNITY, WITH GLIMPSES AT THE SPECIAL DUTIES
OF THE NORTH. ADDRESS BEFORE THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK,
AT THE METROPOLITAN THEATRE, 9th MAY, 1855
RAGES IN KANSAS
475-521
AND ITS USURPATIONS - THE OUT-
THE DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. SPEECH AT FANEUIL HALL, BOSTON,
ON THE EVENING OF 2D NOV., 1855
522-562
ORIGINATION OF APPROPRIATION BILLS. SPEECH IN THE
SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, 7TH FEBRUARY, 1856,
ON THE USURPATIONS OF THE SENATE IN THE ORIGINA-
TION OF APPROPRIATION BILLS
563-572
THE ABROGATION OF TREATIES. SPEECH IN THE SENATE OF
THE UNITED STATES, 6TH MARCH, 1856 .
573-585
THE CRIME AGAINST KANSAS THE APOLOGIES FOR THE
CRIME THE TRUE REMEDY. SPEECH IN THE SENATE OF
THE UNITED STATES, 19TH AND 20TH MAY, 1856, ON MR.
DOUGLAS'S REPORT ON AFFAIRS IN KANSAS
586-697
