Title: Speech of Hon. John W. Ellis, delivered before the Democratic State Convention, in Raleigh, March 9, 1860
Description: Acceptance speech by John W. Ellis upon receiving the party's nomination to run for Governor of the state of North Carolina. He talks primarily about the Democrats' responsibility to defeat black Republicans and abolitionists like Wm. H. Seward, and reaffirms the right of citizens to own slaves.
Subjects: Campaign literature, Antislavery movements, Politics and government, Democratic Party (N.C.)
Places: North Carolina, United States
People: John Willis Ellis (1820-1861), William H. Seward (1801-1872)
Time periods: 1775-1865, 1857-1861