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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.139 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1850 |
| Title | A Review of the Rev. Moses Stuart's pamphlet on slavery, entitled Conscience and the Constitution |
| Date | 1850 |
| Author | Clark, Rufus W. (Rufus Wheelwright) (1813-1886) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Published by C. C. P. Moody. Clark, pastor of the North Church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, rebuts Stuart's argument regarding slavery (Stuart argued for colonization; refer to GLC00267.138). In closing, writes "...notwithstanding the strong efforts that are made to sustain and to extend American slavery... this system is doomed ere long to fall." Calls the Fugitive Slave Bill "the most extraordinary, disgraceful, and atrocious, that was ever recorded upon the statute books of this nation." Stuart's pamphlet had been a reply to a speech by Senator Daniel Webster. Contains slight water damage. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Religion Government and Civics Law African American History Slavery Abolition Reform Movement Colonization Fugitive Slave Act Missouri Compromise |
| People | Clark, Rufus Wheelwright (1813-1886) Stuart, Moses (1780-1852) Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; Law; Religion |
| 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 | Conscience and the constitution with remarks on the recent speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster on the subject of slavery |