The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05845 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1850 |
| Title | Conscience and the Constitution with remarks on the recent speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster in the Senate of the United States on the subject of slavery |
| Date | 1850 |
| Author | Stuart, Moses (1780-1852) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Published by Crocker & Brewster. Stuart, a minister and Professor of Biblical Studies at Andover Seminary (near Boston), justifies slavery using a Biblical argument. Also predicts the economic repercussions of abolition: "Suppose the black population are made free; then what is to be done with them after this, specially in those States, or parts of States, where they are more numerous than the whites; how are they going to live and prosper... What then I ask the Abolitionists... what is to be done with such a population?" Argues for colonization. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Slavery Religion Colonization Abolition Africa Economics Emancipation African American History |
| People | Stuart, Moses (1780-1852) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Religion; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Webster supported the Compromise of 1850. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |