Subject: Political speeches

This 16-page pamphlet, "An Appeal for the Union," is a pro-Union speech delivered by Robert J. Walker in 1856. It advocates for the election of James Buchanan, arguing that the Republican Party's platform poses a threat to the Union. The pamphlet was sent as a free frank by U.S. Senator David Levy Yulee and addressed to Charles Augustus Davis, a New York merchant and bank official. The pamphlet's significance is heightened by Yulee's handwritten address and signature, representing an important pro-slavery document published five years before the Civil War.

This 15-page pamphlet contains a speech delivered by Robert J. Walker on September 30, 1856, advocating for the preservation of the Union while also expressing pro-Southern Rights sentiments. Sent as a "free frank" by Senator David Levy Yulee to Miss Lilly Arden in Putnam County, New York, this document offers insight into the political climate preceding the American Civil War and highlights the relationship between these two prominent senators.

This 32-page pamphlet contains the speech delivered by Judah P. Benjamin, Democratic Senator from Louisiana, on the floor of the United States Senate on May 22, 1860. Benjamin's speech is a response to Stephen A. Douglas, arguing against legislation restricting slavery in new territories. He references the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision (1857) to support his arguments regarding states' rights. The speech highlights the tensions leading to the disintegration of the Democratic Party and the eventual secession of the Southern states.

Envelope addressed to Julius Kahn in Washington, D.C., dated March 12, 1912. The return address indicates the sender may have been associated with Congressional Record and Roosevelt's speech on Canadian Reciprocity and the Tariff. The envelope's contents, a speech delivered to Congress on March 12, 1912, are mentioned in the original description.

This pamphlet reprints a speech delivered by Judah P. Benjamin in the U.S. Senate on May 8, 1860. The speech addresses Jefferson Davis's resolutions concerning slavery in the territories. Benjamin argues for the constitutionality of the resolutions and refutes Stephen Douglas's Popular Sovereignty doctrine. Published by Murphy & Co. of Baltimore, this 8-page pamphlet is significant for its contribution to the escalating tensions leading to the division of the Democratic Party and the secession crisis.

This congressional record contains the speech delivered by Judah P. Benjamin in the United States Senate on December 31, 1860. In this address, Benjamin, representing Louisiana, provides a constitutional justification for secession and eloquently defends Southern policy. The speech is notable for its strong advocacy of Southern rights and its defiant conclusion against subjugation.

A book containing a speech delivered to the Union League of Philadelphia, published by the Republican State Central Committee on August 31, 1869. The speech was given by Joseph A. Nunes, Col. (1818-). The book also includes some poetry by Nunes written in 1863 while he was in the army. The religious lines in the poetry do not reference Jesus. Joseph A. Nunes was the son of Abram I. Nunes (1760-1844), a founding member of the Academy of Fine Arts.