Debates in Congress on the subject of slavery
Subtitle: from Houston's Senate debates
Contributors: Dix, John A. (John Adams), 1798-1879; Houston, James, 1921-2005
Series: Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive; Slavery & anti-slavery
Publisher: Buell & Blanchard, printers
Published: 1848
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Slavery; Speeches in Congress; Extension to the territories; Politics and government
Notes: Caption title.

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Reproduction of the original from the Oberlin College Library. Reproduced courtesy of World Microfilms Publications.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Table of contents: title: Protection of property in the District of Columbia; title: Payment for slaves: speeches of Messrs. Tuck and Giddings in the House of Representatives, May 13, 1848; title: Slavery in Oregon: speech of Mr. Hale, of New Hampshire, in the Senate of the United States, on the bill to establish a territorial government in Oregon, June 1, 1848; speech of Mr. Niles of Conn. in the Senate of the United States, on the bill to establish a territorial government in Oregon; speech of Hon. John A. Dix of New York, in the Senate of the United States, on the bill to establish a territorial government in Oregon, June 26, 1848; title: Free soil vs. slavery: speech of Mr. Corwin, of Ohio, against the Compromise Bill, delivered in the Senate of the United States, July 24, 1848.