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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05829 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1832 |
| Title | The speech of Charles Jas. Faulkner (of Berkeley) in the House of Delegates of Virginia, on the policy of the state with respect to her slave population |
| Date | 20 January 1832 |
| Author | Faulkner, Charles James (1847-1929) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed by Thomas W. White. Faulkner states, "... the evils of slavery stand confessed before us. The only question with a Virginia statesman, should be-- is there any remedy and what shall that remedy be?... although I am decidedly in favor of some scheme of manumission that will ultimately relieve my country from the catastrophe which threatens it, let no gentleman suppose, from what has fallen from me, that I am in favor of any rash, violent, or hasty legislation." Bound with string. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics African American History Slavery Manumission Law Emancipation Abolition |
| People | Faulkner, Charles James (1847-1929) White, Thomas W. (ca. 1788-1843) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | Government & Politics; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; 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 |