Speech of Mr. Cushing, of Massachusetts, on the Right of Petition,

Name: Speech of Mr. Cushing, of Massachusetts, on the Right of Petition,
Author: Caleb Cushing

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Speech of Mr. Cushing, of Massachusetts, on the Right of Petition, as Connected with Petitions for the Abolition of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia. In The House Of Representatives, January 25, 1836.

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Curtis Weyant, Andrea Ball and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Release date

2004-11-09

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Slavery -- United States -- Speeches in Congress Slavery -- Washington (D.C.)Petition, Right of E300

About the author

Caleb Cushing

1800–1879

A brilliant but controversial 19th-century American statesman, he moved through Congress, diplomacy, and the cabinet room with unusual range. His long career touched some of the biggest debates of his era, from expansion and foreign policy to the tensions that led to the Civil War.

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