Abolition and slavery; speech in the House of Representatives, February 3, 1849, in reply to Hon. Richard W. Thompson, of Indiana, on abolition and slavery. (open access)

Abolition and slavery; speech in the House of Representatives, February 3, 1849, in reply to Hon. Richard W. Thompson, of Indiana, on abolition and slavery.

"In reply to the Honorable Richard W. Thompson (Richard Wiggington) on abolition and slavery."
Date: February 3, 1849
Creator: Brown, Charles, 1797-1883
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, on the exercise of civil power and authority by military officers; delivered in the U.S. Senate, August 5, 1850 (open access)

Speech of Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, on the exercise of civil power and authority by military officers; delivered in the U.S. Senate, August 5, 1850

Speech by Jefferson Davis on Monday, August 5th, 1850.
Date: August 5, 1850
Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter from the Hon. Jefferson Davis on the slavery question, addressed to M.D. Haynes, of Holmes County, MI. (open access)

Letter from the Hon. Jefferson Davis on the slavery question, addressed to M.D. Haynes, of Holmes County, MI.

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Date: 1850
Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Hon. A. G. Brown, of Mississippi : delivered at Elwood Springs, near Port Gibson, Miss., November 2, 1850. (open access)

Speech of Hon. A. G. Brown, of Mississippi : delivered at Elwood Springs, near Port Gibson, Miss., November 2, 1850.

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Date: 1850
Creator: Brown, Albert Gallatin, 1813-1880
System: The Portal to Texas History
Address of Hon. Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi, to his constituents. (open access)

Address of Hon. Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi, to his constituents.

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Date: February 13, 1851
Creator: Thompson, Jacob, 1810-1885
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech of John C. Rutherfoord, of Goochland : in the House of Delegates of Virginia, 21 February, 1860, in favor of the proposed conference of southern states. (open access)

Speech of John C. Rutherfoord, of Goochland : in the House of Delegates of Virginia, 21 February, 1860, in favor of the proposed conference of southern states.

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Date: February 21, 1860
Creator: Rutherfoord, John C. (John Coles), 1825-1866.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Mr. Soule, of Louisiana, on his substitute for the California bill : in the Senate of the United States, June 24, 1850. (open access)

Speech of Mr. Soule, of Louisiana, on his substitute for the California bill : in the Senate of the United States, June 24, 1850.

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Date: June 24, 1850
Creator: Soule, Pierre, 1801-1870.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech of the Honorable Daniel Webster, on the Compomise bill, delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the 17th day of July, 1850. (open access)

Speech of the Honorable Daniel Webster, on the Compomise bill, delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the 17th day of July, 1850.

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Date: July 17, 1850
Creator: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech of William H. Seward, on emancipation in the District of Columbia. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, September 11, 1850. (open access)

Speech of William H. Seward, on emancipation in the District of Columbia. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, September 11, 1850.

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Date: September 11, 1850
Creator: Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of proceedings of the Southern Convention, at its adjourned session : held at Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 11, 1850, and subsequent days. (open access)

Journal of proceedings of the Southern Convention, at its adjourned session : held at Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 11, 1850, and subsequent days.

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Date: 1850
Creator: Southern Convention (1850 : Nashville, Tenn.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to the Hon. Wm. C. Rives of Virginia, on slavery and the Union (open access)

Letter to the Hon. Wm. C. Rives of Virginia, on slavery and the Union

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Date: 1860
Creator: Appleton, Nathan, 1779-1861. & Rives, William C. (William Cabell), 1793-1868.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The position and course of the South. (open access)

The position and course of the South.

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Date: 1850
Creator: Trescot, William Henry, 1822-1898.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report on the Joint Select Committee on Federal and State relations (open access)

Report on the Joint Select Committee on Federal and State relations

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Date: 1849
Creator: [Mississippi Legislature Committee on State and Federal Relations]
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Mr. Berrien, of Georgia, on the Compromise bill: In the Senate of the United States, June 16, 1850. (open access)

Remarks of Mr. Berrien, of Georgia, on the Compromise bill: In the Senate of the United States, June 16, 1850.

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Date: June 14, 1850
Creator: Berrien, John MacPherson, 1781-1856
System: The Portal to Texas History
Protest of Southern Senators against the passage of the California bill : in Senate, August 15, 1850, with remarks of Messrs. Clemens, Hunter and Davis, thereon. (open access)

Protest of Southern Senators against the passage of the California bill : in Senate, August 15, 1850, with remarks of Messrs. Clemens, Hunter and Davis, thereon.

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Date: August 15, 1850
Creator: Clemens, Jeremiah, 1814-1865; Hunter, R. M. T. (Robert Mercer Taliaferro), 1809-1887 & Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
System: The Portal to Texas History
The address of southern delegates in Congress to their constituents. (open access)

The address of southern delegates in Congress to their constituents.

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Date: 1849
Creator: Hunter, R. M. T. (Robert Mercer Taliaferro), 1809-1887
System: The Portal to Texas History
An act prohibiting slavery : [message from the Executive to the House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska]. (open access)

An act prohibiting slavery : [message from the Executive to the House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska].

An act prohibiting slavery in the territory of Nebraska
Date: 1861
Creator: Black, Samuel W., 1818-1862.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Union, past and future: how it works, and how to save it (open access)

The Union, past and future: how it works, and how to save it

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Date: 1850
Creator: Garnett, Muscoe R. H. (Muscoe Russell Hunter), 1821-1864
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Hon. Thomas J. Rusk, of Texas, on the boundaries of Texas. Delivered in Senate of the United States, February 27 and 28, 1850. (open access)

Speech of Hon. Thomas J. Rusk, of Texas, on the boundaries of Texas. Delivered in Senate of the United States, February 27 and 28, 1850.

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Date: 1850
Creator: Rusk, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1803-1857
System: The Portal to Texas History