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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.376 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1850 |
| Title | Address of the Hon. John C. Calhoun, in the Senate of the United States, on the subject of slavery |
| Date | 4 March 1850 |
| Author | Calhoun, John Caldwell (1782-1850) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Title page missing. Appears to have been removed from a larger volume. Calhoun's speech was read for him by James Mason, 4 March 1850. Argues that the power of legislating over California "is vested in Congress, and not, as is assumed, in the inhabitants of the territories." |
| Subjects | US Constitution Congress African American History Slavery Westward Expansion Law |
| People | Calhoun, John Caldwell (1782-1850) Mason, J. M. (James Murray) (1798-1871) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Law; Westward Expansion |
| 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 the Hon. Daniel Webster, in the Senate of the United States, on the subject of slavery. |