Project Gutenberg 2009-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 47 Tompkins, Cydnor Bailey 1810 1862 Tompkins, Cydnor B. Slavery: What it was, what it has done, what it intends to do Speech of Hon. Cydnor B. Tompkins, of Ohio Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Bryan Ness, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Slavery: What it was, what it has done, what it intends to do" by Tompkins is a historical speech delivered in the House of Representatives in the early 1860s. The book presents a compelling argument against the institution of slavery, discussing its moral, social, and political implications. As a work of historical significance, it reflects the intense debates occurring in pre-Civil War America, focusing specifically on the injustices and aggressions associated with slavery. In his speech, Tompkins articulates the founding fathers' anti-slavery sentiments, highlighting their opposition to the practice and presenting a series of historical resolutions that condemn slavery. He argues that slavery is not only a moral injustice but also detrimental to society, claiming that it creates a class of uneducated and impoverished free white laborers. Furthermore, he warns against the aggressive expansion of slavery into new territories, emphasizing the need to uphold the principles of liberty and justice established by the nation’s founders. Overall, Tompkins' address serves as both a critique of slavery's implications and a call to action for the defense of freedom in the United States. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Slavery -- United States -- Speeches in Congress E300 HT Text Slavery Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 76214 76215 2024-10-12T05:31:26.143103 2023-09-12T08:57:24.331481 text/html text/html 72530 2021-01-04T15:44:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 27438 2021-01-04T15:44:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 129244 2024-10-12T05:31:32.737065 application/epub+zip 128730 2024-10-12T05:31:30.151055 application/epub+zip 89019 2024-10-12T05:31:28.827075 application/epub+zip 354199 2024-10-12T05:31:34.550024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345529 2024-10-12T05:31:31.897060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188129 2022-09-13T04:45:07.467434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68622 68396 2024-10-12T05:31:25.855076 2023-09-12T08:57:24.135486 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 68533 2021-01-04T15:44:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25715 2021-01-04T15:44:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20017 2024-10-12T05:31:34.672110 application/rdf+xml 25461 2024-10-12T05:31:29.378071 image/jpeg 4653 2024-10-12T05:31:29.100050 image/jpeg 131338 2024-10-12T05:31:26.152068 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 en.wikipedia