Project Gutenberg 2005-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 96 Johnston, Alexander 1849 1889 Woodburn, James Albert 1856 1943 American Eloquence, Volume 2 Studies In American Political History (1896) Produced by David Widger "American Eloquence, Volume 2" by Alexander Johnston and James Albert Woodburn is a collection of historical speeches and studies focused on American political history, likely written in the early 20th century. This volume delves into the complex and contentious issue of slavery in America, specifically during the time leading up to the Civil War, showcasing significant speeches from political figures who debated the morality, legality, and future of slavery in the United States. The opening of this volume provides an overview of the growing tensions between the Northern and Southern states regarding the institution of slavery, primarily through debates surrounding the Missouri Compromise and the broader anti-slavery struggle. It begins with a historical account of how slavery became institutionalized in the American colonies and progresses through key moments in political discourse, highlighting how significant speakers, including Rufus King, John Quincy Adams, and Wendell Phillips, articulated their divergent views on slavery and states' rights. The text sets the stage for a detailed examination of the ideological divisions that characterized antebellum America, emphasizing the escalating conflict over whether new territories should permit slavery, ultimately leading to deeper national discord and the eventual outbreak of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/15392/15392-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- Politics and government United States -- History Speeches, addresses, etc., American E151 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 475342 475352 2024-09-07T05:07:27.656663 2023-09-07T07:05:29.342738 text/html text/html 467861 2020-12-14T07:54:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 698103 2020-12-14T07:54:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 735824 2024-09-07T05:07:31.988592 application/epub+zip 740988 2024-09-07T05:07:28.281646 application/epub+zip 234000 2024-09-07T05:07:27.957666 application/epub+zip 860068 2024-09-07T05:07:35.336590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 834057 2024-09-07T05:07:31.678611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328730 2022-09-07T21:31:28.963163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425834 425827 2024-09-07T05:07:27.296659 2023-09-07T07:05:29.013739 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 425639 2020-12-14T07:54:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 153299 2020-12-14T07:54:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 425658 2020-12-14T07:54:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153289 2020-12-14T07:54:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20680 2024-09-07T05:07:35.475574 application/rdf+xml 17478 2024-09-07T05:07:28.040640 image/jpeg 2616 2024-09-07T05:07:27.998653 image/jpeg 699691 2024-09-07T05:07:27.716634 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog