SPEECH OF HON. CHAS. D. MARTIN, OF OHIO, on the Slavery Question. Delivered in the House of Representatives, May 19, 1860.
Lemuel Towers, 1860. 1st Edition. Disbound. 16p. DISBOUND. Text of a speech taken from a larger volume. Spine fold has been neatly reinforced with white tape. Pages lightly browned with age, but otherwise, text unmarked and complete. Item #319732
Ohio lawyer Charles Drake Martin (1829-1911) served one term in Congress, representing Ohio as a Democrat. In this speech, he blames the newly formed Republican Party for Northern resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act and for John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry (which had taken place only six months earlier). Martin characterizes the Republicans as demagogues who foment conflict and disunion, and urges the country toward an attitude of tolerance for both the Northern and Southern ways of life.
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