Daniel Webster and the crisis of the union, 1850: Historical New Hampshire / Michael Birkner.

Title:

Daniel Webster and the crisis of the union, 1850: Historical New Hampshire / Michael Birkner.

Author:

Birkner, Michael J.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1982.

Physical Description:

p. [150] - 173.

Source:

Vol. 37, Nos. 2-3 (Summer-Fall, 1982) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

The article discusses the involvement of U.S. politician Daniel Webster in the U.S. political deal known as Compromise of 1850. It examines controversies surrounding sectionalism and the introduction of slavery into lands in the U.S. West after the Mexican-American War. The author comments on U.S. Senator Henry Clay's influence on Webster and Webster's disagreements with U.S. Senator John C. Calhoun. Webster's views on slavery, abolitionism, and the U.S. Fugitive Slave Law are examined. The article also analyzes his 1852 "Seventh of March" U.S. Senate speech.

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Compromise of 1850. , Slavery United States. , Speeches, addresses, etc.

Locations:

United States Politics and government 1845-1861.

People:

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. , Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. , Calhoun, John C. 1782-1850.

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