Speeches on Political QuestionsReprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost. |
Contents
THE SLAVERY QUESTION | 1 |
THE HEALING MEASURES | 34 |
House of Representatives January 29 1851 | 50 |
THE STATE OF POLITICAL PARTIESTHE SIGNS OF | 83 |
AMERICAN POLITICS | 102 |
In Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union January 14 1862 | 154 |
154 | 181 |
DUTY OF THE PRESENT | 192 |
House of Representatives January 16 1866 | 309 |
THE PUNISHMENT OF REBEL LEADERS | 319 |
RADICALISM THE NATIONS HOPE | 332 |
REGENERATION BEFORE RECONSTRUCTION | 348 |
IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON | 361 |
In Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union July 13 1868 | 385 |
THE SEYMOUR DEMOCRACY AND THE PUBLIC LANDS | 399 |
HOW TO RESUME SPECIE PAYMENTS | 415 |
House of Representatives March 18 1864 | 212 |
SALE OF MINERAL LANDS | 245 |
DANGERS AND DUTIES OF THE HOURRECONSTRUCTION | 262 |
SUFFRAGE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 291 |
THE OVERSHADOWING QUESTION | 432 |
THE RAILWAY POWER | 456 |
REVIEW OF CONGRESSIONAL POLITICS | 463 |
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