This book contains speeches and orations by Daniel Webster, leading American statesman and senator from Massachusetts during the period leading up to the Civil War.
Contents:
Webster Timeline
Peroration, The Dartmouth College Case, March 10, 1818
Plymouth Oration, December 22, 1820
The Bunker Hill Monument, June 17, 1825
Adams and Jefferson, August 2, 1826
The Second Reply to Hayne, January 26-27, 1830
The Seventh of March Speech, March 7, 1850
The Dignity and Importance of History, February 23, 1852
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Daniel Webster was a leading American statesman during the nation's Antebellum Period. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests. His increasingly nationalistic views and the effectiveness with which he articulated them led Webster to become one of the most famous orators and influential Whig leaders of the Second Party System.
Daniel Webster was an attorney, and served as legal counsel in several cases that established important constitutional precedents that bolstered the authority of the Federal government. As Secretary of State, he negotiated the Webster-Ashburton Treaty that established the definitive eastern border between the United States and Canada.
Webster tried three times to achieve the Presidency; all three bids failed, the final one in part because of his compromises. Similarly, Webster's efforts to steer the nation away from civil war toward a definite peace ultimately proved futile. Despite this, Webster came to be esteemed for these efforts and was officially named by the U.S. Senate in 1957 as one of its five most outstanding members.
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