Speech, of Mr. Severance, of Maine, on the right of petition
By: Delivered in the House of Representatives, February 16, 1844
Series: Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive
Publisher: Printed by J. and G. S. Gideon
Published: 1844
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Right of Petition; Slavery; Speeches in Congress
Notes: A discussion of the rule "No petition, memorial, resolution, or other paper, praying the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, or any state or territory, or the slave trade between the states or territories of the United States in which it now exists, shall be received by the House, or entertained in any way whatever."

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