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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.374 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1850 |
| Title | Speech of the Hon. Henry Clay, of Kentucky, on taking up his compromise resolutions on the subject of slavery. Delivered in Senate, Feb. 5th & 6th, 1850. As reported by the National Intelligencer. |
| Date | 5 February 1850 - 6 February 1850 |
| Author | Clay, Henry (1777-1852) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed by Stringer & Townsend. Includes an advertisement for the book "Companion to the field sports of North America" on the inner front cover. Clay writes, "Look at all history- consult her pages... look at human nature; look at the contest in which you would be engaged in the supposition of war following upon the dissolution of the Union, such as I have suggested; and I ask you if it is possible for you to doubt that the final disposition of the whole would be some despot treading down the liberties of the people..." |
| Subjects | Congress US Constitution Missouri Compromise African American History Slavery Government and Civics Law Westward Expansion |
| People | Clay, Henry (1777-1852) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Law; Westward Expansion |
| 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 | Speech of Hon. Daniel Webster, on Mr. Clay’s resolutions, in the Senate of the United States, March 7, 1850. |