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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.121 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1848 |
| Title | Speech of Hon. Horace Mann, on the right of Congress to legislate for the territories of the United States, and its duty to exclude slavery therefrom |
| Date | 1848/06/30 |
| Author | Mann, Horace (1796-1859) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | First Boston edition, with an added letter from Hon. Martin Van Buren, a free soiler, and Rev. Joshua Leavitt. Opposes the Mexican War and the extension of slavery. Delivered in the House of Representatives on 30 June 1848. Printed in Boston by J. Howe. |
| Subjects | Mexican War Slavery Congress US Constitution Government and Civics Law African American History Latin and South America Global History and Civics President |
| People | Mann, Horace (1796-1859) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; Westward Expansion; Law; Foreign Affairs; The Mexican War |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Speech of Mr. Horace Mann, of Mass., on the right of Congress to legislate for the territories of the United States, and its duty to exclude slavery therefrom |