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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01265.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil war loyalty pamphlets |
| Title | Speech of R.T. Merrick, Delivered Before the Illinois State Democratic Convention at Springfield, Illinois, January 16, 1861 |
| Date | 1861 |
| Author | Merrick, R.T. (fl. 1859-1860) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Published by S.P. Rounds' Steam Book and Job Printing House. Includes resolutions adopted by the Illinois State Democratic Convention. In his speech, Merrick blames the dissolution of the Union on the "bitter, vindictive, fanatical and uncompromising spirit of the abolitionists of the North." Criticizes the Republican party, particularly Abraham Lincoln by stating that " they are ready to maintain the integrity of a party platform at the expense of the integrity of the Union." |
| Subjects | Democratic Party Election Politics Civil War Secession Abolition Reform Movement Slavery African American History Republican Party President Confederate States of America |
| People | Merrick, R.T. (fl. 1859-1860) |
| Place written | Chicago, Illinois |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |