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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.381 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1854 |
| Title | Speech of the Hon. Truman Smith, of Connecticut, on the Nebraska question. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 10 and 11, 1854 |
| Date | 10 February 1854 - 11 February 1854 |
| Author | Smith, Truman (1791-1884) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed by John T. and Lem. Towers. "I have sometimes thought... that the North is in danger of being sold out, and that we are to be reduced to servitude. I can hardly believe we are in much danger. It is proper however for me to give full notice that if such an unhappy fate is before us I intend to reserve myself one liberty- that of choosing my own master, and I say now he shall be some high-toned Southern gentleman..." |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Congress African American History Slavery Missouri Compromise |
| People | Smith, Truman (1791-1884) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |