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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08461 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1850 |
| Title | Speech of Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, on the subject of slavery in the territories |
| Date | 13-14 February 1850 |
| Author | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Senator Davis, future President of the Confederacy, speech made while a member of Congress. Responds to resolutions introduced by Senator Henry Clay pertaining to the Compromise of 1850. Davis asks, "...is there such incompatibility of interest between the two sections of this country that they cannot profitable live together? Does the agriculture of the South injure the manufactures of the North? On the other hand are they not their life-blood?" |
| Subjects | Slavery African American History Congress Government and Civics Confederate General or Leader Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Industry |
| People | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |